From Tribe To Empire

This analysis of early society seeks to show the beginnings of social order and its first steps towards the classical civilization of the ancient and modern world. A stimulating and authoritive study in history and sociology.
This book covers in a systematic way, both theoretically and historically, totemic organization, individualized and communistic power, the progress from clans and kingdoms, especially in ancient Egypt and the Semitic world, the empires of Iran and the Barbarian invasions.