Ross, Jennifer C., <br/><br/>
Ancient complex societies / 
Jennifer C. Ross and Sharon R. Steadman. 
 - New York :   Routledge,  2017. 
 - ix, 427 p. 
<br/><br/>Complexity and its discontents -- Human cultural institutions : critical elements in complex society -- Ancient systems : from forager to state -- Scales of complexity : case studies -- Southwest Asia : ancient Mesopotamia and its neighbors -- The Nile Valley of Egypt -- The Aegean Bronze Age and the Classical world -- The Indus Valley civilization -- Ancient Chinese civilizations -- Empires in Southeast Asia -- The Mississippian system in the American Bottom -- Ancient Mesoamerican cultures -- Andean civilizations and empires -- Why complex societies collapse. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611321951 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781611321968 (pbk. : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Civilization, Ancient.<br/>Social archaeology.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>930.1  / ROS-A