Stephens, W. Richard, Jr.2010-04-022010-04-021979-04-01Mid-American Review of Sociology, Volume 4, Number 1 (Spring, 1979), pp. 39-55 http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/STR.1808.6084https://hdl.handle.net/1808/6084en-USCopyright (c) Social Thought and Research. For rights questions please contact Editor, Department of Sociology, Social Thought and Research, Fraser Hall, 1415 Jayhawk Blvd, Lawrence, KS 66045.The rise of the Hittite Empire: A comparison of theories on the origins of the stateArticle10.17161/STR.1808.6084openAccess