{"product_id":"how-chiefs-became-kings-divine-kingship-and-the-rise-of-archaic-states-in-ancient-hawaii-9780520303393","title":"How Chiefs Became Kings: Divine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDivine Kingship and the Rise of Archaic States in Ancient Hawai'i\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nIn \u003ci\u003eHow Chiefs Became Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, Patrick Vinton Kirch addresses a central problem in anthropological archaeology: the emergence of \"archaic states\" whose distinctive feature was divine kingship. Kirch takes as his focus the Hawaiian archipelago, commonly regarded as the archetype of a complex chiefdom. Integrating anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, traditional history, and theory, and drawing on significant contributions from his own four decades of research, Kirch argues that Hawaiian polities had become states before the time of Captain Cook's voyage (1778-1779).\n\n\u003ch2\u003eArchaeological Evidence and Historical Documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThe status of most archaic states is inferred from the archaeological record. But Kirch shows that because Hawai'i's kingdoms were established relatively recently, they could be observed and recorded by Cook and other European voyagers. This unique combination of archaeological data and historical documentation provides rare insights into the processes of state formation and the development of divine kingship in Pacific societies.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eContributions to Anthropological Theory\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nSubstantive and provocative, this book makes a major contribution to the literature of precontact Hawai'i and illuminates Hawai'i's importance in the global theory and literature about divine kingship, archaic states, and sociopolitical evolution. Kirch's work synthesizes four decades of fieldwork and research to present a comprehensive analysis of how Hawaiian chiefdoms transformed into complex state-level societies.\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Vinton Kirch\u003c\/b\u003e is Class of 1954 Professor of Anthropology and Integrative Biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eFeathered Gods and Fishhooks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn the Road of the Winds\u003c\/i\u003e (UC Press).","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680637522194,"sku":"9780520303393","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2895ed6c-b7e0-4351-a49f-3b2174b928e6.jpg?v=1734923564","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-chiefs-became-kings-divine-kingship-and-the-rise-of-archaic-states-in-ancient-hawaii-9780520303393","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}