Download or read book An Island Polity written by Colin Renfrew and published by CUP Archive. This book was released on 1982-04-08 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The case of Melos is relevant to the understanding of the processes of early state-formation and of the integration of small-scale societies into larger political units. As the contributors to this volume show, a small island provides a very suitable area in which to examine the processes of social, cultural and economic change and the forces.