Resources, Power, and Interregional Interaction - Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology 1992 edition

Marc Notes: Rev. and updated versions of most of the papers from a symposium at the Society for American Archaeology meeting held in Toronto in 1987.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introduction: The Place of Interaction Studies in Archaeological Thought; E. M. Schortman, P. A. Urban. The Ancient World System: The Political Economy of Core-Periphery Systems; R. S. Santley, R. T. Alexander. Culture and Exchange in Postclassic Oaxaca; J. W. Whitecotton Prehispanic Interregional Interaction in Southern Mexico; G. M. Feinman, L. M. Nicholas. The Transcaucasian Periphery' in the Bronze Age; P. L. Kohl. Interaction and Isolation; S. Upham. The Political Value of Imports: Long-Distance Contacts, Elite Aspirations, and the Age of Discovery in Cosmological Context; M. W. Helms. Tradition, Identity, and Change Beyond the Roman Frontier; P. S. Wells. Warfare: Ethnicity and Adaptation; J. S. Athens. Central Mexico's Influences in Jalisco and Nayarit During the Classic Period; P. C. Weigand. Conclusion: Current Trends in Interaction Research; E. M. Schortman, P. A. Urban. Index. Publisher Marketing: Approaches the effect of inter-regional interaction on social change from a number of perspectives, thereby demonstrating the varied and dynamic quality of current research across the spectrum of the social sciences. This volume is a contribution to these enduring issues of social science.

Contributor Bio:  Schortman, Edward M Patricia A. Urban is J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology at Kenyon College. Contributor Bio:  Urban, Patricia A Patricia A. Urban is J. Kenneth Smail Professor of Anthropology at Kenyon College.