{"title":"Kent Flannery","description":"\u003cp\u003eKent Flannery's works delve into the foundations of social structures and human development from an anthropological perspective. His writing explores how inequality and societal hierarchies have evolved over time, offering readers a thoughtful examination of human history and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIdeal for those interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e, Flannery's books provide insightful analysis that bridges archaeology, anthropology, and social theory, inviting readers to reconsider the origins of civilisation and social complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-creation-of-inequality-by-kent-flannery-9780674416772","title":"The Creation of Inequality","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur early ancestors lived in small groups and worked actively to preserve social equality. As they created larger societies, however, inequality rose, and by 2500 BCE truly egalitarian societies were on the wane. In \u003cem\u003eThe Creation of Inequality\u003c\/em\u003e, Kent Flannery and Joyce Marcus demonstrate that this development was not simply the result of population increase, food surplus, or the accumulation of valuables. Instead, inequality resulted from conscious manipulation of the unique social logic that lies at the core of every human group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA few societies allowed talented and ambitious individuals to rise in prestige while still preventing them from becoming a hereditary elite. But many others made high rank hereditary, by manipulating debts, genealogies, and sacred lore. At certain moments in history, intense competition among leaders of high rank gave rise to despotic kingdoms and empires in the Near East, Egypt, Africa, Mexico, Peru, and the Pacific.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on their vast knowledge of both living and prehistoric social groups, Flannery and Marcus describe the changes in logic that create larger and more hierarchical societies, and they argue persuasively that many kinds of inequality can be overcome by reversing these changes, rather than by violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47471739437292,"sku":"9780674416772","price":54.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1bb813676bd7d3ff02d317d377c14360.jpg?v=1775791763"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kent-flannery.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}