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Complex Societies

Complex Societies is a theoretical construct in Levantine Archaeology denoting a societal formation characterized by hierarchical political organization, economic specialization, and centralized institutions, distinguishing it from simpler, acephalous, or egalitarian social structures.

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2017–2026

245

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The division of labor in society

Émile Durkheim · Columbia Law Review · 1935 · 5.2K citations

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The New Production of Knowledge: The Dynamics of Science and Research in Contemporary Societies.

Zaheer Baber, Michael Gibbons, Camille Limoges et al. · Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews · 1995 · 4.5K citations

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The ethics of algorithms: Mapping the debate

Brent Mittelstadt, Patrick Allo, Mariarosaria Taddeo et al. · Big Data & Society · 2016 · 2.9K citations · Full text

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Sociology beyond Societies: Mobilities for the Twenty-First Century

Jarl A. Ahlkvist, John Urry · Teaching Sociology · 2000 · 2K citations

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Complex Organizations: A Critical Essay.

Edward L. Suntrup, Charles Perrow · Industrial and Labor Relations Review · 1974 · 1.7K citations

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Authors

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  1. PT
    Peter Turchin

    University of Connecticut, United States

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

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    Gary M. Feinman

    Field Museum of Natural History, United States

    15 publications · 1.4K citations

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  3. AK
    Andrey Korotayev

    National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia

    11 publications · 642 citations

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  4. JA
    Joseph A. Tainter

    Utah State University, United States

    9 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. TP
    Talcott Parsons

    Harvard University Press, United States

    9 publications · 4.6K citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    29 h-index

    75 publications

    20.3K citations

  2. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    20 h-index

    28 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    18 h-index

    26 publications

    2.6K citations

  4. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    40 publications

    5.2K citations

  5. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    16 h-index

    28 publications

    3.5K citations

  6. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    14 h-index

    21 publications

    3.3K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    13 h-index

    40 publications

    1.8K citations

  8. Field Museum of Natural History

    Chicago, United States

    13 h-index

    17 publications

    1.4K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 47 publications · 8.7K citations

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  2. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 36 publications · 4.4K citations

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  3. Current Anthropology

    CA · 23 publications · 2.3K citations

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  4. American Sociological Review

    ASR · 25 publications · 3K citations

    18

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  5. American Antiquity

    22 publications · 1.6K citations

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