The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires
- ISBN-10
- 0306482460
- ISBN-13
- 9780306482465
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 292
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2007-05-28
- Publisher
- Springer Science & Business Media
- 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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