{"product_id":"archaeological-and-ethnographic-evidence-of-yamilette-chacon-9780813069708","title":"Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eNew data and interpretations that shed\u003cbr\u003elight on the nature of power relations in prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous\u003cbr\u003esocieties\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003evolume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous\u003cbr\u003esocieties of Latin America. Its chapters focus on instances of domination in\u003cbr\u003edifferent contexts as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and\u003cbr\u003eethnohistorical records, beginning with prehistoric case studies to examples from\u003cbr\u003ethe ethnographic present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging\u003cbr\u003efrom the development of nautical and lacustrine warfare technology in\u003cbr\u003eprecontact Mesoamerica to the psychological functions of domestic violence\u003cbr\u003eamong contemporary Amazonian peoples, these investigations shed light on how leaders\u003cbr\u003eoften use violence or the threat of violence to advance their influence. The\u003cbr\u003eessays show that while social control can be overt, it may also be veiled in\u003cbr\u003ethe form of monumental architecture, fortresses or \u003ci\u003epukara\u003c\/i\u003e, or rituals\u003cbr\u003ethat signal to friends and foes alike the power of those in control.\u003cbr\u003eContributors challenge many widely accepted conceptions of violence, warfare, \u003cbr\u003eand domination by presenting new evidence, and they also offer novel\u003cbr\u003einterpretations of power relations in the domestic, local, and regional spheres. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEncompassing\u003cbr\u003esocieties from tribal to state levels of sociopolitical complexity, the studies\u003cbr\u003ein this volume present different dimensions of conflict and power found among the\u003cbr\u003eprehistoric and contemporary Indigenous peoples of Latin America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContributors: \u003c\/b\u003e Stephen Beckerman Richard\u003cbr\u003eJ. Chacon Yamilette Chacon Vincent Chamussy Peter Eeckhout Pamela\u003cbr\u003eErickson Mariana Favila V痙quez Romuald Housse Nam C. Kim Krzysztof\u003cbr\u003eMakowski Dennis E. Ogburn Lawrence Stewart Owens James Yost\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Yamilette Chacon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081306970X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813069708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d","brand":"Yamilette Chacon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070126911743,"sku":"9780813069708","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dec625ef-2a7a-4a1a-85ca-72a727cb4c40.jpg?v=1685428513","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/archaeological-and-ethnographic-evidence-of-yamilette-chacon-9780813069708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}