Houses and Households(Reprint) A Comparative Study (Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology) by RichardE. Blanton Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2013 by Springer ISBN-13: 978-1-4899-0992-3, ISBN: 1-4899-0992-3
"Just after 500 B.C., one of the earliest states in the New World developed in the Valley of Oaxaca, in present-day Mexico. The newly created political institution brought in its wake a profound transformation of society and technology. This book investigates the rich archaeological record of the valley in an attempt to throw light on the causes and consequences of these changes."
"Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift. Given the need for new directions in theory, the book proposes that anthropologists look to political science, especially the rational choice theory of collective action. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis ..."