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From Chiefdom to State in Early Ireland
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This book tracks the development of social complexity in Ireland from the late prehistoric period on into the Middle Ages. Using a range of methods and techniques, particularly data from settlement patterns, Blair Gibson demonstrates how Ireland evolved from constellations of chiefdoms into a political entity bearing the characteristics of a rudimentary state. This book argues that early medieval Ireland's highly complex political systems should be viewed as amalgams of chiefdoms with democratic procedures for choosing leaders rather than kingdoms. Gibson explores how these chiefdom confederacies eventually transformed into recognizable states over a period of 1, 400 years.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- FROM CHIEFDOM TO STATE IN EARLY IRELAND
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on Irish Names and Spellings
- Abbreviations
- CHAPTER ONE Theoretical Considerations
- CHAPTER TWO The Climate and Geology of Clare
- CHAPTER THREE Clareâs Chiefdoms at the Dawn of History
- CHAPTER FOUR An Early Medieval Chiefdom of Northern Clare: Investigations
- CHAPTER FIVE Reconstructing the Social Order of Irish Chiefdoms through Settlement
- CHAPTER SIX Of Settlements and Boundaries: Reconstructing the Chiefdom of Tulach CommĂĄin
- CHAPTER SEVEN The Rulers of Tulach CommĂĄin
- CHAPTER EIGHT The World of Brian BĂłroimhe
- CHAPTER NINE The World of Caithréim Thoirdhealbhaigh
- CHAPTER TEN The Political Topography of Late Medieval Clare
- CHAPTER ELEVEN An Overview of the Social and Political Systems of Thomond
- APPENDIX
- Notes
- Glossary of Irish Terms
- References
- Index