The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires

ISBN-10
0306477300
ISBN-13
9780306477300
Category
Social Science
Pages
292
Language
English
Published
2003-07-31
Publisher
Springer
Author
Tamara L. Bray

Description

This volume examines the commensal politics of early states and empires and offers a comparative perspective on how food and feasting have figured in the political calculus of archaic states in both the Old and New Worlds. It provides a cross-cultural and comparative analysis for scholars and graduate students concerned with the archaeology of complex societies, the anthropology of food and feasting, ancient statecraft, archaeological approaches to micro-political processes, and the social interpretation of prehistoric pottery.

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