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Ten Thousand Years of Inequality
The Archaeology of Wealth Differences
Av Timothy A. Kohler, Michael E. Smith
Häftad, 2019
454 kr
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Is wealth inequality a universal feature of human societies, or did early peoples live an egalitarian existence? How did inequality develop before the modern era? Did inequalities in wealth increase as people settled into a way of life dominated by farming and herding? Why in general do such …
Ancient Mesoamerican Population History
Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change
Av Adrian S.Z. Chase, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Häftad, 2026
512 kr
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Establishing ancient population numbers and determining how they were distributed across a landscape over time constitute two of the most pressing problems in archaeology. Accurate population data is crucial for modeling, interpreting, and understanding the past. Now, advances in both archaeology …
Leaving Mesa Verde
Peril and Change in Teh Thirteenth-Century Southwest
Av Timothy A. Kohler, Mark D. Varien m. fl.
Inbunden, 2010
1142 kr
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One of the great mysteries in the archaeology of the Americas: the depopulation of the northern Southwest in the late thirteenth-century is considered here with contributions from 15 scientists with access to new paleoenvironmental data. In this volume models are used to provide insights into the …
Becoming Villagers
Comparing Early Villiage Societies
Av Matthew S. Bandy, Jake R. Fox
Inbunden, 2010
757 kr
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Rethinking the Aztec Economy
Av Deborah L. Nichols, Frances Berdan m. fl.
Häftad, 2018
468 kr
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With its rich archaeological and historical record, the Aztec empire provides an intriguing opportunity to understand the dynamics and structure of early states and empires. Rethinking the Aztec Economy brings together leading scholars from multiple disciplines to thoroughly synthesize and examine …
Global Spanish Empire
Five Hundred Years of Place Making and Pluralism
Av Christine Beaule, John G. Douglass
Inbunden, 2020
757 kr
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The Spanish Empire was a complex web of places and peoples. Through an expansive range of essays that look at Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, this volume brings a broad range of regions into conversation. The contributors focus on nuanced, comparative exploration of the …
Knowledge in Motion
Constellations of Learning Across Time and Place
Av Andrew P. Roddick, Ann B. Stahl
Häftad, 2019
411 kr
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Spirit mediums of East Africa. Healers and fishermen of the Amazon River Basin. Potters of the American Southwest. People contending with climate change long ago. All share 'knowledge in motion,' a process of drawing on experiences past and present while engaging in daily practice in relation to …
Flower Worlds
Religion, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest
Av Michael D. Mathiowetz, Andrew D. Turner
Inbunden, 2021
735 kr
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The recognition of Flower Worlds is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the study of Indigenous spirituality in the Americas. These worlds are solar and floral spiritual domains that are widely shared among both pre-Hispanic and contemporary Native cultures in Mesoamerica and the American …
Flower Worlds
Religion, Aesthetics, and Ideology in Mesoamerica and the American Southwest
Av Michael D. Mathiowetz, Andrew D. Turner
Häftad, 2022
441 kr
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The recognition of Flower Worlds is one of the most significant breakthroughs in the study of Indigenous spirituality in the Americas. These worlds are solar and floral spiritual domains that are widely shared among both pre-Hispanic and contemporary Native cultures in Mesoamerica and the American …
Border and Its Bodies
The Embodiment of Risk Along the U.S.-México Line
Av Thomas E. Sheridan, Randall H. McGuire
Häftad, 2022
378 kr
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The Border and Its Bodies examines the impact of migration from Central America and MÉxico to the United States on the most basic social unit possible: the human body. It explores the terrible toll migration takes on the bodies of migrants—those who cross the border and those who die along the …
Foodways of the Ancient Andes
Transforming Diet, Cuisine, and Society
Av Marta P Alfonso-Durruty, Deborah E Blom
Inbunden, 2023
814 kr
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Eating is essential for life, but it also embodies social and symbolic dimensions. This volume shows how foods and peoples were mutually transformed in the ancient Andes.Exploring the multiple social, ecological, cultural, and ontological dimensions of food in the Andean past, the contributors of …
Ancient Mesoamerican Population History
Urbanism, Social Complexity, and Change
Av Adrian S.Z. Chase, Arlen F. Chase m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
930 kr
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Establishing ancient population numbers and determining how they were distributed across a landscape over time constitute two of the most pressing problems in archaeology. Accurate population data is crucial for modeling, interpreting, and understanding the past. Now, advances in both archaeology …
Landscapes of Movement and Predation
Perspectives from Archaeology, History, and Anthropology
Av Brenda J. Bowser, Catherine M. Cameron
Inbunden, 2024
872 kr
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Landscapes of Movement and Predation is a global study of times and places where people were subject to brutality, displacement, and loss of life, liberty, livelihood, and possessions. Extensive landscapes of predation emerged in the colonial era when Europeans expanded across much of the world, …
Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Control
Inbunden, 2025
872 kr
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Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Control draws on a wealth of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore how conflict shapes the establishment and maintenance of political institutions, from small-scale societies to expansive empires. The book examines the material and ideological factors that …
Continuous Path
Pueblo Movement and the Archaeology of Becoming
Av Samuel Duwe, Robert W. Preucel
Häftad, 2024
425 kr
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Southwestern archaeology has long been fascinated with the scale and frequency of movement in Pueblo history, from great migrations to short-term mobility. By collaborating with Pueblo communities, archaeologists are learning that movement was—and is—much more than the result of economic …
Global Spanish Empire
Five Hundred Years of Place Making and Pluralism
Av Christine Beaule, John G. Douglass
Häftad, 2024
396 kr
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The Spanish Empire was a complex web of places and peoples. Through an expansive range of essays that look at Africa, the Americas, Asia, the Caribbean, and the Pacific, this volume brings a broad range of regions into conversation. The contributors focus on nuanced, comparative exploration of the …
Transformation by Fire
The Archaeology of Cremation in Cultural Context
Av Ian Kuijt, Colin P. Quinn m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
425 kr
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Ash, bone, and memories are all that remains after cremation. Yet for societies and communities, the act of cremation after death is highly symbolic, rich with complex meaning, touching on what it means to be human. In the process of transforming the dead, the family, the community, and society as …
Religious Transformation in the Late Pre-Hispanic Pueblo World
Av Donna M. Glowacki, Scott Van Keuren
Häftad, 2026
394 kr
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The mid-thirteenth century AD marks the beginning of tremendous social change among Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the northern US Southwest that foreshadow the emergence of the modern Pueblo world. Regional depopulations, long-distance migrations, and widespread resettlement into large plaza-oriented …
Ancient Paquimé and the Casas Grandes World
Av Paul E. Minnis, Michael E. Whalen
Häftad, 2025
396 kr
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PaquimÉ, the great multistoried pre-Hispanic settlement also known as Casas Grandes, was the center of an ancient region with hundreds of related neighbors. It also participated in massive networks that stretched their fingers through northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. PaquimÉ is widely …
Collaborative Archaeology
How Native American Knowledge Enhances Our Collective Understanding of the Past
Inbunden, 2026
869 kr
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Collaborative Archaeology brings together a diverse group of scholars and tribal cultural resource professionals to showcase how Indigenous knowledge is transforming archaeological practice. Edited by Chris Loendorf, this volume features twelve case studies that highlight the power of partnership …
Foodways of the Ancient Andes
Transforming Diet, Cuisine, and Society
Av Marta P Alfonso-Durruty, Deborah E Blom
Häftad, 2025
454 kr
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Eating is essential for life, but it also embodies social and symbolic dimensions. This volume shows how foods and peoples were mutually transformed in the ancient Andes. Exploring the multiple social, ecological, cultural, and ontological dimensions of food in the Andean past, the contributors of …
Landscapes of Movement and Predation
Perspectives from Archaeology, History, and Anthropology
Av Brenda J. Bowser, Catherine M. Cameron
Häftad, 2026
425 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Landscapes of Movement and Predation is a global study of times and places where people were subject to brutality, displacement, and loss of life, liberty, livelihood, and possessions. Extensive landscapes of predation emerged in the colonial era when Europeans expanded across much of the world, …
Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Control
Häftad, 2026
425 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Warfare and the Dynamics of Political Control draws on a wealth of interdisciplinary perspectives to explore how conflict shapes the establishment and maintenance of political institutions, from small-scale societies to expansive empires. The book examines the material and ideological factors that …
