Women & men in the prehispanic Southwest : labor, power, & prestige
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Women & men in the prehispanic Southwest : labor, power, & prestige
（School of American Research advanced seminar series）
School of American Research Press , James Currey, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 403-492) and index
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: James Currey : pbk ISBN 9780852559222
Description
Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest takes a groundbreaking look at gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The American Southwest presents an ideal situation for investigating issues central to gendered research in anthropology because of the wealth of data available, the secure dating of sites in the region, and the presence of multiple cultures that survived into protohistoric times. The authors -including some of the most prominent archaeologists working in the Southwest today - probe the time period during which Southwestern populations shifted from migratory gatherer-hunters tosedentary agriculturalists and from living in small bands to settling in large aggregated communities. Their rich data sets allow them to examine gender in middle-range societies and begin to tease out important issues of why thedivision of labour and prestige structures changed along with increasing economic intensification or sociopolitical complexity. The authors present valuable methodological and theoretical case studies which take a step forward researchers' ability to read gender in the evidence left behind by ancient societies.
Table of Contents
Gendered tasks, power, & prestige in the prehispanic American Southwest by Patricia L. Crown - Women, men & the organization of space by Michelle Hegmon, Scott G. Ortman & Jeannette L. Mobley-Tanaka - Gender ideology & ritual activities by Kelley Hays-Gilpin - Gender hierarchies: a comparative analysis of mortuary data by Jill E. Neitzel - Farming, foraging, & gender by Suzanne K. Fish - Gender & animals: hunting technology, ritual & subsistence by Christine R. Szuter - Women's role in changing cuisine by Patricia L. Crown - Bodies & lives: biological indicators of health differentials & division of labor by sex by Debra L. Martin - Gender, craft production, & inequality by Barbara J. Mills - Gender & exchange by Katherine A. Spielmann - Gender modes in the Southwest: a sociocultural perspective by Louise Lamphere - References
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: James Currey : hbk ISBN 9780852559239
Description
Women and Men in the Prehispanic Southwest takes a groundbreaking look at gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The American Southwest presents an ideal situation for investigating issues central to gendered research in anthropology because of the wealth of data available, the secure dating of sites in the region, and the presence of multiple cultures that survived into protohistoric times. The authors -including some of the most prominent archaeologists working in the Southwest today - probe the time period during which Southwestern populations shifted from migratory gatherer-hunters tosedentary agriculturalists and from living in small bands to settling in large aggregated communities. Their rich data sets allow them to examine gender in middle-range societies and begin to tease out important issues of why thedivision of labour and prestige structures changed along with increasing economic intensification or sociopolitical complexity. The authors present valuable methodological and theoretical case studies which take a step forward researchers' ability to read gender in the evidence left behind by ancient societies.
Table of Contents
Gendered tasks, power, & prestige in the prehispanic American Southwest by Patricia L. Crown - Women, men & the organization of space by Michelle Hegmon, Scott G. Ortman & Jeannette L. Mobley-Tanaka - Gender ideology & ritual activities by Kelley Hays-Gilpin - Gender hierarchies: a comparative analysis of mortuary data by Jill E. Neitzel - Farming, foraging, & gender by Suzanne K. Fish - Gender & animals: hunting technology, ritual & subsistence by Christine R. Szuter - Women's role in changing cuisine by Patricia L. Crown - Bodies & lives: biological indicators of health differentials & division of labor by sex by Debra L. Martin - Gender, craft production, & inequality by Barbara J. Mills - Gender & exchange by Katherine A. Spielmann - Gender modes in the Southwest: a sociocultural perspective by Louise Lamphere - References
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: School of American Research Press : pbk ISBN 9780933452176
Description
Women & Men in the Prehispanic Southwest takes a groundbreaking look at gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The authors-including some of the most prominent archaeologists working in the Southwest today-present invaluable methodological and theoretical case studies that take a great step forward in researchers' ability to "read" gender in the evidence left behind by ancient societies. Archaeological interpretation is enhanced and critiqued in a summary discussion by a prominent Southwestern ethnologist and feminist anthropologist. The authors' probe the time period during which Southwestern populations shifted from migratory gatherer-hunters to sedentary agriculturalists and from living in small bands to settling in large aggregated communities. The chapters address the organization of space; ritual activities; mortuary goods and burial facilities; food gathering and agricultural production; hunting and domesticated animals; food processing and preparation; health, nutrition, disease, and violence; craft production; and exchange and interaction.
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: School of American Research Press : hbk ISBN 9780933452749
Description
Women & Men in the Prehispanic Southwest takes a groundbreaking look at gendered activities in prehistory and the differential access that women and men had to sources and symbols of power and prestige. The authors-including some of the most prominent archaeologists working in the Southwest today-present invaluable methodological and theoretical case studies that take a great step forward in researchers' ability to "read" gender in the evidence left behind by ancient societies. Archaeological interpretation is enhanced and critiqued in a summary discussion by a prominent Southwestern ethnologist and feminist anthropologist. The authors' probe the time period during which Southwestern populations shifted from migratory gatherer-hunters to sedentary agriculturalists and from living in small bands to settling in large aggregated communities. The chapters address the organization of space; ritual activities; mortuary goods and burial facilities; food gathering and agricultural production; hunting and domesticated animals; food processing and preparation; health, nutrition, disease, and violence; craft production; and exchange and interaction.
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