Publisher's Synopsis
"What to do with "wrongdoers" is a problem as old as humanity itself. No matter the size, shape, or demographic makeup of an area, there have always been people who break the rules. In preliterate societies the problem might have been rather simple to solve. First, most population groups were small; therefore, social control was relatively easy. Anyone who has more than one child understands that more people in any social system increases its complexity. Preliterate societies generally handled disputes by assent to an authority figure who made decisions"--.
