The Archaeology and Politics of Food and Feasting in Early States and Empires

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bray, Tamara L. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2003.
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; History.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Social Sciences.; History, general.

Food and feasting are increasingly recognized as having played a prominent role in the emergence of social hierarchies and the negotiation of power. Given the culinary nature of feasts, the archaeological visibility of such events is increased by the use of containers for both food preparation and c...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The Development of Horticulture in the Eastern Woodlands of North America: Women’s Role
• The Commensal Politics of Early States and Empires
• Old World
• Feasts, Funerals, and Fast Food in Early Mesopotamian States
• Pharaohs, Feasts, and Foreigners
• Feasting the Ancestors in Early China
• New World
• To Dine Splendidly
• From Stew-Eaters to Maize-Drinkers
• Pots, Politics, and Power
• Feasting at Home
• Aztec Feasts Rituals and Markets
• Concluding Remarks
• Clearing the Table
• Epilogue
• Feasting and the Practice of Stately Manners.