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Ultimate causes of state formation: the significance of biogeography, diffusion, and neolithic revolutions
Ultimative Ursachen für die Staatsbildung: die Signifikanz von Biogeographie, Diffusion und Neolithische Revolutionen
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Abstract "The timing of early state formation varies across the world. Inspired by Jared Diamond's seminal work, the authors employ large-n statistics to demonstrate how this variation has been structured by prehistoric biogeographical conditions, which have influenced the timing of the transition from hunte... view more
"The timing of early state formation varies across the world. Inspired by Jared Diamond's seminal work, the authors employ large-n statistics to demonstrate how this variation has been structured by prehistoric biogeographical conditions, which have influenced the timing of the transition from hunter/ gatherer production to agriculture and, in turn, the timing of state formation. Biogeography structures both the extent to which societies have invented agriculture and state technology de novo, and the extent to which these inventions have diffused from adjacent societies. Importantly, they demonstrate how these prehistoric processes have continued to shape state formation by influencing the relative competitiveness of states until the near present." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
path dependence; prehistory; diffusion; state formation; geographical factors; determinants; historical analysis; climate; animal husbandry; agriculture; civilization; arable farming; environment; biological factors
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
General History
Method
theory application; empirical; historical; quantitative empirical
Document language
English
Publication Year
2010
Page/Pages
p. 200-226
Journal
Historical Social Research, 35 (2010) 3
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.35.2010.3.200-226
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed