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050			_aGN 490 .S47 1975
100			_aService, Elman R. _eauthor
245		0	_aOrigins of the state and civilization : _bthe process of cultural evolution / _cElman R. Service
260			_aNew York : _bNorton & Company, _cc1975
300			_axix, 361 pages : _billustrations ; _c22 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aPart I. The Origins of Government -- Part II. The Modern Primitive States -- Part III. The Archaic Civilizations -- Part IV. Conclusion.
520			_aIt is something of a contradiction that in writing a book the opening bit of text (the "front matter") is usually the last to be written. But this fact gives me the opportunity to make a final statement for the sake of emphasis. And here I can also acknowledge prominently the help of those who in various ways ministered to the manuscript and to me along the way.
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