At the dawn of tyranny : the origins of individualism, political oppression, and the state

Looks at early societies in Africa and Polynesia, traces the development of chieftains and kings, and examines the nature of cruelty, tyranny, and justice Pt. 1. Ancient Buganda And Its Transformation. The Pearl Of Africa -- The Life And Times Of Prime Minister Mukasa, Part 1 -- The Life And Times Of Prime Minister Mukasa, Part 2 -- The Blood Of The Martyrs, Part 1 : Mutesa -- The Blood Of The Martyrs, Part 2 : Mwanga -- The Life And Times Of Prime Minister Mukasa, Part Iii -- Pt. 2. Ancient Polynesia : Tonga, Tahiti, Hawaii. The Beauties Of Tonga -- The Enchanted Isles -- The Arioi Society -- Finow, Father And Son -- The Taboos Are At An End...the Gods Are A Lie -- Pt. 3. O Brave New World. O Brave New World -- 'ban 'ban, Ca-caliban -- ...that Has Such People In't! -- Of Drums, Of Cruelty, And Pissing On The King -- Sing Muse : Of Bards, Jesters, Riddles, And The Birth Of The Theatre -- The Heroic Age -- The Slaughter Of The Innocents -- Male Homosexuality And Male Bisexuality -- Gambling, Prostitution, Exhibitionism, And Adultery Games -- Pt. 4. The Kinship System, The State, And The Beginnings Of Tyranny. From Kinship To The State, From Band Society To Complex Society -- The Transformation Of The Kinship System -- He Who Never Travels Praises His Mother's Cooking -- The Kabaka And The Clans -- On Tyranny -- Pt. 5. The State As A Work Of Art. Chieftainship -- Kingship : The Dream Of Omnipotence -- Kingship : The Failure Of Omnipotence -- Pt. 6. Psyche And Society. Toward A Theory Of Social And Cultural Development -- Drives, Needs, And Symbolic Transformation. Eli Sagan. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [397]-406. This study attempts to account for the rise of the state through analyses of the 19th-century politics of Baganda, Tahiti, and Hawaii Eli Sagan. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Knopf, 1985. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [397]-406. Reprint. Originally published: New York : Knopf, 1985 Bibliography: p. [397]-406 Includes index