Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America

• Autore: Chacon Yamilette
• Pubblicazione: Gainesville : , : University Press of Florida, , 2023; ©2023
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (261 pages)
• Disciplina: 303.3/3098
• Soggetto topico: Social control - Latin America - History; Indigenous peoples - Social aspects - Latin America - History; Indigenous peoples - Latin America - Politics and government - History; Ethnology - Latin America; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society
• Soggetto geografico: Latin America Social policy History
• Soggetto genere / forma: History; Electronic books.
• Classificazione: SOC003000SOC051000
• Altri autori: ChaconRichard J
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction / Yamilette Chacon and Richard J. Chacon -- Amphibious and Aquatic Warfare in Mesoamerica: Conquest by Water and Land / Mariana Favila V zquez -- The Formation of Warrior Cultures and the "Ritualized War" in the Central Andes / Krzysztof Makowski -- Pucara VS Fortress: Defensive Arrangements during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1/ -1450) on the Coast and Sierra of the Central Andes / Vincent Chamussy and Romuald Housse -- War or Peace on the Central Coast? Questioning metanarratives of Late Intermediate Period mobocracies on the basis of Ychsma evidence from Pachacamac, Peruvian Central Coast / Peter Eeckhout and Lawrence S. Owens -- The Origins of the Inka Empire: Elite Agency in the Competition for Power / Dennis Ogburn -- Warfare and Wife Beating: What Spencer Didn't Know / Stephen Beckerman, Pamela Erickson, and James Yost -- Contemplating Domination / Nam C. Kim
• Sommario/riassunto: "New data and interpretations that shed light on the nature of power relations in prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous societies This volume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous societies of Latin America. Its chapters focus on instances of domination in different contexts as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and ethnohistorical records, beginning with prehistoric case studies to examples from the ethnographic present. Ranging from the development of nautical and lacustrine warfare technology in pre-contact Mesoamerica to the psychological functions of domestic violence among contemporary Amazonian peoples, these investigations shed light on how leaders often use violence or the threat of violence to advance their influence. The essays show that while social control can be overt, it may also be veiled in the form of monumental architecture, fortresses or pukara, or rituals that signal to friends and foes alike the power of those in control. Contributors challenge many widely accepted conceptions of violence, warfare, and domination by presenting new evidence, and they also offer novel interpretations of power relations at the domestic, local, and regional spheres. Encompassing societies from tribal to state levels of sociopolitical complexity, the studies in this volume present different dimensions of conflict and power found among the prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous peoples of Latin America"--; "This volume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous societies of Latin America as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and ethnohistorical records"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America
• ISBN: 0-8130-6780-4; 0-8130-7046-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910915689303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II