The Early State in African Perspective: Culture, Power and Division of Labor

by S.N. Eisenstadt (Contributor)

The essays in this volume are the product of an interdisciplinary research seminar on "The Early State in Africa," conducted during the 1979-1980 academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. This seminar was one of a series of seminars on comparative civilizations. The participants included historians, sociologists, political scientists, and specialists in comparative religion, who shared an interest in the emergence and dynamics of the state in Africa and were concerned with trying to understand its origins and its various manifestations on the continent.

220 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

About the author

Shmuel Noah Eisenstadt was a sociologist who taught at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and lectured at many other universities around the world. His writing focuses on modern civilizations and comparative cultures.