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Cambridge University Press Power and Regions in Ancient States
Book SynopsisThe aim of the Element is to provide a comprehensive comparison of the basic organization of power in Mesoamerica and Egypt. How power emerged and was exercised, how it reproduced itself, how social units (from households to cities) became integrated into political formation and how these articulations of power expanded and collapsed over time. The resilience of particular areas (Oaxaca, Middle Egypt), to the point that they preserved a highly distinctive cultural personality when they were included or not within states, may provide a useful guideline about the basics of integration, negotiation and autonomy in the organization of political formations.Table of Contents1. Comparing ancient societies: prehispanic Mesoamerica and the Nilotic world; 2. Regional background; 3. The economic basis: Agriculture, sedentary life and productive complexity; 4. The beginnings of complexity: Households, cities and states; 5. Polity and governance: The basis of power and leadership; 6. State power and its local implementation; 7. Monumentality and society; 8. Conclusions; References.
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Springer Archaeology at the Millennium A Sourcebook
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Springer Archaeology at the Millennium A Sourcebook
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Mesoamerica
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Archaeopress Obsidian Across the Americas: Compositional
Book SynopsisObsidian Across the Americas draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas. The limited geographic occurrence and relatively homogenous nature of obsidian have made the material ideal for archaeometric studies. Since Cann and Renfrew’s seminal paper in 1967 on the compositional analysis of obsidian in the Mediterranean, analytical techniques have improved, identification and characterization of sources have increased, and applications have broadened geographically and theoretically to address various socio-cultural activities and behaviours around the world. While many previous publications have focused on different aspects of obsidian characterization, this volume uniquely presents obsidian compositional studies from across the Americas that have relied on the instrumentation housed in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History. The case studies, which feature materials from North American, Mesoamerican, and South American geological sources, explore the ways in which obsidian analyses have been used to investigate interactions, socio-economic exchanges, and socio-cultural change at multiple scales in the past.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Chipping Away at the Past: An Introduction – Danielle J. Riebe and Gary M. Feinman ; Chapter 2. Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence: The Role of Inter-Laboratory Collaborations in a Lake Huron Archaeological Discovery – Danielle J. Riebe, Ashley K. Lemke, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, Alex J. Nyers, Elizabeth P. Sonnenburg, Brendan S. Nash, John M. O’Shea ; Chapter 3. A (Near) Comprehensive Chemical Characterization of Obsidian in the Field Museum Collections from the Hopewell Site, Ross County, Ohio – Mark Golitko, John V. Dudgeon, Claire Stanecki ; Chapter 4. Emergent Economic Networks in the American Southwest – Danielle J. Riebe, Gary M. Feinman, Jeffrey R. Ferguson ; Chapter 5. Changing Patterns of Obsidian Procurement in Highland Oaxaca, Mexico – Linda M. Nicholas, Gary M. Feinman, Mark Golitko ; Chapter 6. Instrument Source Attributions of Obsidian Artifacts from Tikal, Guatemala – Hattula Moholy-Nagy ; Chapter 7. Classic Maya Obsidian Blades: Sourced from Afar and Produced in the Local Marketplace – Bernadette Cap ; Chapter 8. Macroscale Shifts in Obsidian Procurement Networks Across Prehispanic Mesoamerica – Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas, Mark Golitko ; Chapter 9. The Characterization of Small-Sized Obsidian Debitage Using P-XRF: A Case Study from Arequipa, Peru – David A. Reid, Patrick Ryan Williams, Kurt Rademaker, Nicholas Tripcevich, Michael D. Glascock ; Chapter 10. Obsidian Utilization in the Moquegua Valley through the Millennia – Patrick Ryan Williams, David A. Reid, Donna Nash, Sofia Chacaltana, Kirk Costion, Paul Goldstein, Nicola Sharratt ; Chapter 11. Concluding Thoughts: Open Networks, Economic Transfers, and Sourcing Obsidian – Gary M. Feinman and Danielle J. Riebe
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Yale University Press Development of Complex Societies in Southeastern
Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of a pioneering archaeological project in the province of Shandong that transformed understandings of regional settlement patterns
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The University of Chicago Press China Visions through the Ages
Book SynopsisAt the entrance of The Field Museum's Cyrus Tang Hall of China, two Chinese stone guardian lions stand tall, gazing down intently at approaching visitors. One lion's paw rests upon a decorated ball symbolizing power, while the other lion cradles a cub. Traditionally believed to possess attributes of strength and protection, statues such as these once stood guard outside imperial buildings, temples, and wealthy homes in China. Now, centuries later, they guard this incredible permanent exhibition. China's long history is one of the richest and most complex in the known world, and the Cyrus Tang Hall of China offers visitors a wonderful, comprehensive survey of it through some 350 artifacts on display, spanning from the Paleolithic period to present day. Now, with China: Visions through the Ages, anyone can experience the marvels of this exhibition through the book's beautifully designed and detailed pages. Readers will gain deeper insight into The Field Museum's important East Asian coll
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MP-NMX Uni of New Mexico Archaic States
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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers WorldSystems Theory in Practice Leadership
Book SynopsisIn the quarter century since Wallerstein first developed world systems theory (WST), scholars in a variety of disciplines have adopted the approach to explain intersocietal interaction on a grand scale. These essays bring to light archaeological data and analysis to show that many historic and prehistoric states lacked the mechanisms to dominate the distant (and in some cases, nearby) societies with which they interacted. Core/periphery exploitation needs to be demonstrated, not simply assumed, as the interdisciplinary dialogue which occurs in this volume demonstrates. World-Systems Theory in Practice will appeal to individuals with an interest in the application of WST in both the Old World and the New World. The papers in this volume reflect the vitality of the debate concerning the use of such generalizing theories and will be of interest to archeologists, anthropologists, historians, sociologists, and those involved in the study of civilizations.Trade Review...very useful teaching materials... The more general papers by Thomas Hall and Andre Gunder Frank are also potentially useful as they provide stern critiques of the theory and how it is evolving into what seems like a paradigm..... -- Alexius Pereira * Network--Newsletter Of The British Sociological Assn., No.74 *Stylistically, the papers hang together very well and the level is appropriate for advanced undergraduates, graduates, and scholars in the fields of anthropology/archaeology and world history. Historians will find this work useful both as a crib source for both lecture detail and, more importantly, as a theoretical overview to their World Civilizations survey courses. * International Social Science Review *Perhaps this is the most useful contribution of archaeology to World-Systems Theory. * Journal of World History *Unsurprisingly, most of the book's authors adopt diverse intermediate positions. In this sence, the book works wonderfully well as an update in both the fundamental concepts of WST, and in the plethora of invigorating archeological responses to it.The central paper of the volume, both literally and conceptually, is Gill J. Stein's 'Rethinking World-Systems'. The editor, P. Nick Kardulias, should be commended for corralling between a single book's covers not only many of the most vocal participants in current debates about WST (Thomas D. Hall and Chris Chase-Dunn among them), but also a broad spectrum of archaeologists, historians, and social scientists with an interest in seeing if WST works for them. Nonetheless, as a primer on where wenow stand with WST, one could hardly have hoped for a more thorough and stimulating collection of papers.. -- John F. Cherry, University of Michigan * American Antiquity *Unsurprisingly, most of the book's authors adopt diverse intermediate positions. In this sence, the book works wonderfully well as an update in both the fundamental concepts of WST, and in the plethora of invigorating archeological responses to it. The central paper of the volume, both literally and conceptually, is Gill J. Stein's 'Rethinking World-Systems'. The editor, P. Nick Kardulias, should be commended for corralling between a single book's covers not only many of the most vocal participants in current debates about WST (Thomas D. Hall and Chris Chase-Dunn among them), but also a broad spectrum of archaeologists, historians, and social scientists with an interest in seeing if WST works for them. Nonetheless, as a primer on where we now stand with WST, one could hardly have hoped for a more thorough and stimulating collection of papers. -- John F. Cherry, University of Michigan * American Antiquity *...very useful teaching materials... The more general papers by Thomas Hall and Andre Gunder Frank are also potentially useful as they provide stern critiques of the theory and how it is evolving into what seems like a paradigm. -- Alexius Pereira * Network--Newsletter Of The British Sociological Assn., No.74 *Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 World-Systems and Evolution: An Appraisal Chapter 3 Goodness of Fit: On the Relationship Between Ethnographic Data and World-Systems Theory Chapter 4 Legitimation Crises in Prehistoric Worlds Chapter 5 The Changing Structure of Macroregional Mesoamerica: The Classic-Postclassic Transition in the Valley of Oaxaca Chapter 6 Negotiated Peripherality in Iron Age Greece: Accepting and Resisting the East Chapter 7 Production Within and Beyond Imperial Boundaries: Goods, Exchanges/ and Power in Roman Europe Chapter 8 The Emerging World System and Colonial Yucatan: The Archeology of Core-Periphery Integration, 1780-1847 Chapter 9 Thoughts on the Periphery: Ideological Consequences of Core/Periphery Relations Chapter 10 Rethinking World Systems: Power, Distance, and Diasporas in the Dynamics of Interregional Interaction Chapter 11 Multiple Levels in the Aegean Bronze Age World-System Chapter 12 World Systems Theory, Core Periphery Interactions and Elite Economic Exchange in Mississippian Societies Chapter 13 The Inca Empire: Detailing the Complexities of Core/Periphery Interactions Chapter 14 The Evolutionary Pulse of the World System: Hinterland Incursions and Migrations, 4000 B.C. to A.D. 1500 Chapter 15 Abuses and Uses of World Systems Theory in Archeology Chapter 16 Does World-Systems Theory Work?: An Ethnographer's Perspective Chapter 17 Conclusion Chapter 18 Index
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