The American Southwest and Mesoamerica

The American Southwest and Mesoamerica
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By:"Jonathon E. Ericson","Timothy G. Baugh"
"Social Science"
Published on 2013-11-11 by Springer Science & Business Media

Nelson, Richard S., 1981, The Role of a Puchteca System in Hohokam Exchange\u003cbr\u003e\n, Ph.D. dissertation, Department of \u003cb\u003eAnthropology\u003c/b\u003e, New York University, New York. \u003cbr\u003e\nNelson, Richard S., 1986, Pochtecas and Prestige: \u003cb\u003eMesoamerican\u003c/b\u003e Artifacts in ...

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Regional approaches to the study of prehistoric exchange have generated much new knowledge about intergroup and regional interaction. The American South west and Mesoamerica: Systems of Prehistoric Exchange is the first of two volumes that seek to provide current information regarding regional exchange on a conti nental basis. From a theoretical perspective, these volumes provide important data for the comparative analysis of regional systems relative to sociopolitical organization from simple hunter-gatherers to those of complex sociopolitical entities like the state. Although individual regional exchange systems are unique for each region and time period, general patterns emerge relative to sOciopolitical organization. Of significant interest to us are the dynamic processes of change, stability, rate of growth, and collapse of regional exchange systems relative to sociopolitical complexity. These volumes provide basic data to further our under standing of prehistoric exchange systems. The volume presents our current state of knowledge about regional exchange systems in the American Southwest and Mesoamerica. Each chapter synthesizes the research findings of a number of other researchers in order to provide a synchronic view of regional interaction for a specific chronological period. A diachronic view is also prOvided for regional interaction in the context of the developments in regional SOciopolitical organization. Most authors go beyond description by proposing alternative models within which to understand regional interaction. The book is organized by geographical and chronological divisions to pro vide units of the broader mosaic of prehistoric exchange systems.

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