Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents ix
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Foreword xv
6. Preface to the 2007 Edition xix
7. Acknowledgments xxxi
8. Introduction. The Gods of the Countryside 1
9. Chapter One. "Income to Which No Tears Are Attached" 17
10. Chapter Two. The Powers of Water 37
11. Chapter Three. The Waters of Power 50
12. Chapter Four. The Temple of the Crater Lake 73
13. Chapter Five. Chance Observations and the Metaphysics of Taxation 95
14. Chapter Six. Massive Guidance 111
15. Conclusion. Sociogenesis 127
16. Afterword 134
17. Appendix A. Plan of the Temple of the Crater Lake 145
18. Appendix B. Technical Report on the Ecological Simulation Model 153
19. Notes 159
20. Index 181