TY  - BOOK
AU  - Service, Elman R.
TI  - Origins of the state and civilization: the process of cultural evolution 
SN  - 393055477
AV  - GN 490 .S47 1975 
PY  - 1975///
CY  - New York
PB  - Norton & Company
KW  - CIVILIZATION
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I. The Origins of Government -- Part II. The Modern Primitive States --  Part III. The Archaic Civilizations -- Part IV. Conclusion
N2  - It 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
ER  -