Political structure and change in the prehistoric southeastern United States /
edited by John F. Scarry.
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, �1996.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 324 pages) : illustrations, maps.
- The Ripley P. Bullen series .
- Ripley P. Bullen series. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-311) and index.
Foreword / Looking for and at Mississippian Political Change / The Nature of Mississippian Societies / Development and Dissolution of a Mississippian Society in the American Bottom, Illinois / Markers of Social Integration : The Development of Centralized Authority in the Spiro Region / Control Over Goods and the Political Stability of the Moundville Chiefdom / Platform-Mound Construction and the Instability of Mississippian Chiefdoms / Mississippian Political Dynamics in the Oconee Valley, Georgia / Chiefly Cycling and Large-Scale Abandonments as Viewed from the Savannah River Basin / Stability and Change in the Apalachee Chiefdom / Fluctuations between Simple and Complex Chiefdoms : Cycling in the Late Prehistoric Southeast / Jerald T. Milanich -- John F. Scarry -- John F. Scarry -- George R. Milner -- J. Daniel Rogers -- Paul D. Welch -- David J. Hally -- Mark Williams and Gary Shapiro -- David G. Anderson -- John F. Scarry -- David G. Anderson. Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Structure and Change in Mississippian Societies -- Part III. Chiefly Politics and the Mississippian Societies --
English.
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Mississippian culture--Southern States. Indians of North America--Politics and government.--Southern States Indians of North America--Economic conditions.--Southern States Chiefdoms--History.--Southern States HISTORY--State & Local. Antiquities. Chiefdoms. Indians of North America--Economic conditions. Indians of North America--Politics and government. Mississippian culture. Ethnic & Race Studies. Gender & Ethnic Studies. Social Sciences.