Egalitarianism vs. Hierarchy, A List

Here is a list of some of the books/papers from anthropologists/archaeologists that I am aware of on the topics of egalitarianism and it’s opposite hierarchy and control by the Power Elite.  The ones marked with an * are my personal favorites and might be ones to start with, and those marked + I have, but have yet to read.  I hope they help in your quest to understand the downfall of man (and woman if she keeps following and being dominated by him). 

 

PAPERS:

 

* James Woodburn, Egalitarian Societies, Man, New Series, Vol. 17, No. 3, Sep 1982, p 431-451, https://libcom.org/files/EGALITARIAN%20SOCIETIES%20-%20James%20Woodburn.pdf

 

Richard Borsay Lee, Power and Property in Twenty-First Century Foragers, A Critical Examination, 2004, https://tspace.library.utoronto.ca/bitstream/1807/17943/1/TSpace0098.PDF

 

Christopher Boehm,Conflict and the Evolution of Social Control, Journal of Consciousness Studies, 7, No. 1-2, 2000, p. 79-101.  https://libcom.org/files/Hunter-Gatherer%20Egalitarianism%20by%20Christopher%20Boehm.pdf

 

Christopher Boehm, et. al., Egalitarian Behavior and Reverse Dominance Hierarchy, Current Anthropology, Vol 34, No 3, June 1993.  http://www.unl.edu/rhames/courses/current/readings/boehm.pdf

 

Doron Shultziner, From the Beginning of History; Paleolithic Democracy, the Emergence of Hierarchy, and the Reemergence of Political Egalitarianism.  http://www.foti-peter.hu/Schulzinger_From_the_Beginning_of_History.pdf

 

* John H. Bodley, Socioeconomic Growth, Culture Scale, and Household Well-being, A Test of the Power Elite Hypothesis, Current Anthropology, Vol 40, No 5, Dec 1999.  http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/pdf/Bodley%201999%20Socio-economic%20Growth.pdf

 

John H. Bodley, Anthropology and Global Environmental Change, Encyclopedia of global Environmental Change, 2002.  http://libarts.wsu.edu/anthro/pdf/Bodley%20GB801-W.pdf

 

John H. Bodley, Growth, Sustainability, and the Power of Scale, Dimensions of Sustainable Development, Vol II, Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems.  http://www.eolss.net/Sample-Chapters/C13/E1-46B-27.pdf

 

BOOKS:

 

* John Bodley, CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY: TRIBES, STATES, AND THE GLOBAL SYSTEM  5th Edition ( http://www.amazon.com/Cultural-Anthropology-Tribes-States-Global/dp/0759118663 ). 

 

John Bodley, VICTIMS OF PROGRESS, 6TH EDITION  (http://www.amazon.com/Victims-Progress-John-H-Bodley/dp/1442226935/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8). 

 

John Bodley, ANTHROPOLOGY AND CONTEMPORARY HUMAN PROBLEMS, 6TH Edition (http://www.amazon.com/Anthropology-Contemporary-Human-Problems-Bodley/dp/0759121583/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8) are also quite good.  If you interested in these, I would start with CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY, and then go to the next two if the topic really interests you. 

 

* Guy Gibbon, THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF MINNESOTA, http://www.amazon.com/Archaeology-Minnesota-Prehistory-Mississippi-Region/dp/0816679096/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450712154&sr=1-2-fkmr0&keywords=The+Archeaology+of+MN%2C+Guy+Gibbon

 

Thoams Widlok and Wolde Gossa Tadesse, PROPERTY AND EQUALITY, VOLUME 1 – Ritualization, Sharing, Egalitarianism & VOLUME 2 Encapsulation, Commercialization, Discrimination.  http://www.amazon.com/Property-Equality-Volume-Ritualization-Egalitarianism/dp/1845452135, http://www.amazon.com/Property-Equality-Volume-Commercialization-Discrimination/dp/1845452143/ref=pd_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=51iFFnQYsmL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR107%2C160_&refRID=0RT81JAE27SPSSHG3WR2

 

+ Frank W. Marlowe, THE HADZA, HUNTER GATHERERS OF TANZANIA. http://www.amazon.com/Hadza-Hunter-Gatherers-Tanzania-Origins-Behavior/dp/0520253426/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450717337&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=THE+HAZDA%2C+HUNTER

 

+ Richard Borsahay Lee, The !KUNG SAN, MEN, WOMEN, AND WORK IN A FORAGING SOCIETY.  http://www.amazon.com/Kung-San-Women-Foraging-Society/dp/0521295610/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450717463&sr=1-1&keywords=lEE%2C+%21kUNG+sAN

 

Richard B. Lee, THE DOBE !KUNG.  http://www.amazon.com/Dobe-Kung-Studies-Cultural-Anthropology/dp/0030638038/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450717463&sr=1-2&keywords=lEE%2C+%21kUNG+sAN

 

+ Christopher Boehm, HIERARCHY IN THE FOREST, http://www.amazon.com/Hierarchy-Forest-Evolution-Egalitarian-Behavior/dp/0674006917/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1450717728&sr=1-1&keywords=boehm%2C+hierarchy+in+the+forest

 

* Christopher Boehm, MORAL ORIGINS, http://www.amazon.com/Moral-Origins-Evolution-Virtue-Altruism/dp/0465020488/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8 

 

+ Harry Walker, UNDER A WATCHFUL EYE: SELF, POWER, AND INTIMACY IN AMAZONIA, http://www.amazon.com/Under-Watchful-Eye-Ethnographic-Subjectivity/dp/0520273605

 

Joseph A. Tainter, THE COLLAPSE OF COMPLEX SOCIETIES, http://www.amazon.com/Collapse-Complex-Societies-Studies-Archaeology/dp/052138673X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450718094&sr=8-1&keywords=tainter+the+collapse+of+complex+societies

 

 

 

 

Message from the Future

An interesting vision for a better future –

• "Our main aim is to live sustainably and cooperatively. We seek and enjoy a good life rather than material accumulation and privilege. We see ourselves as belonging to the earth rather than the earth belonging to us and do not see ourselves as superior to other living things. Similarly, our attitude of non-superiority applies to our view of other human beings. In our classless society all people are regarded as equal and treated equally throughout their lives and this has brought obvious benefits in terms of health, education, satisfying work and involvement in governance. The community not individuals own and regulate the land and its resources. Private ownership of land and resources has been fully replaced by cooperative ownership and organisation at the local community level."

Read more below from Geoff Mosley’s message from the future at the following link:

http://simplicitycollective.com/the-steady-state-economy-and-the-incompatibility-of-capitalism 

So what is your vision for the future and how do we get there?