The last of the Andean civilizations, Inca society was the product of complex historical and social processes of class and state formation. This study examines the contradictions, tensions and conflic
After being widely rejected in the late 20th century the work of Karl Marx is now being reassessed by many theorists and activists. Karl Marx, Anthropologist explores how this most influential of mode
By the standards of his time, Karl Marx was an anthropologist, insists Patterson (anthropology, U. of California at Riverside), having developed a philosophical anthropology "that included the corpore
"In this wonderful book, Thomas Patterson effectively dethrones the concept of 'civilization' as an abstract good, transcending human society."--Martin BernalDrawing on his extensive
This book assesses how major social theorists explained processes of change set in motion by the rise of capitalism. It situates these theorists in the milieu in which they wrote. They were
This book assesses how major social theorists explained processes of change set in motion by the rise of capitalism. It situates these theorists in the milieu in which they wrote. They were
Intended to help the reader learn how to think like an archaeologist. This book includes activities that challenge readers to interpret and explain field findings and help them to see the link betwe
Thomas C. Patterson’s large-scale history of the Inland Empire of Southern California traces changes in this region from the first Native American settlement 12,000 years ago through the present using
Thomas C. Patterson’s large-scale history of the Inland Empire of Southern California traces changes in this region from the first Native American settlement 12,000 years ago through the present using
In part due to the recent Yanomami controversy, which has rocked anthropology to its very core, there is renewed interest in the discipline's history and intellectual roots, especially amongst anthrop
For the first time, a diverse collection of Childe's writings have been brought together in one volume. These fourteen essays, from his earliest seminal work in 1935 to his reflective essay 'Retrospec
