If you missed the citation at top: David Graeber wrote Dawn of Everything which is full of studies (largely of American natives), that contrast the political structures with the West at that time. This article is from one of those chapters.
If you found the idea of "theatrical" rules or "play kings" interesting, I highly recommend you give it a read, it's full of interesting stories that attempt to dethrone the idea of the inevitability of centralized authority and monopolization of violence, and the inevitability of agriculture.
If you found the idea of "theatrical" rules or "play kings" interesting, I highly recommend you give it a read, it's full of interesting stories that attempt to dethrone the idea of the inevitability of centralized authority and monopolization of violence, and the inevitability of agriculture.