Part I: Social Reproduction, Social Transformation, and Global Process Chapter 1 Marxist Theory and Systems of Total Reproduction Chapter 2 Crises in Theory and Transformations of the World Economy Part II: Global Process and Long Term Change Chapter 3 The Study of Risks in Social Systems: An Anthropological Perspective Chapter 4 Notes towards an Epigenetic Model of the Evolution of "Civilization" Chapter 5 Structural Perspectives on the Bronze Age: Economic, Political and Social Integration Chapter 6 "Capital" Imperialism and Exploitation in Ancient World Systems Chapter 7 Transnationalization, Socio-political Disorder, and Ethnification as Expressions of Declining Global Hegemony Part III: Structure and History: Transformational Models Chapter 8 External Exchange and the Transformation of Central African Social Systems Chapter 9 "Sad Stories of the Death of Kings:" The Involution of Divine Kingship Chapter 10 Notes on Structure and History in Oceania Chapter 11 Morphogenesis and Global Process in Polynesia

In these essays, the authors critique materialist, evolutionary, elitist, and development theoretical approaches in archaeology and anthropology. It is most relevant for professional readers interested in the history of systems theory and Marxist discussions of capital and social reproduction.