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The ascent of chiefs : Cahokia and Mississippian politics in Native North America /
This ambitious book provides a theoretical explanation of how prehistoric Cahokia became a stratified society, and ultimately the pinnacle of Native American cultural achievement north of Mexico. Considering Cahokia in terms of class struggle, Pauketat claims that the political consolidation in this...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tuscaloosa, Ala. :
University of Alabama Press,
©1994.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | This ambitious book provides a theoretical explanation of how prehistoric Cahokia became a stratified society, and ultimately the pinnacle of Native American cultural achievement north of Mexico. Considering Cahokia in terms of class struggle, Pauketat claims that the political consolidation in this region of the Mississippi Valley happened quite suddenly, around A.D. 1000, after which the lords of Cahokia innovated strategies to preserve their power and ultimately emerged as divine chiefs. The new ideas and new data in this volume will invigorate the debate surrounding one of the mo. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvi, 235 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780585193540 0585193541 9780817384180 0817384189 |