Raiding, trading, and feasting : the political economy of Philippine chiefdoms /
As early as the first millennium A.D., the Philippine archipelago formed the easternmost edge of a vast network of Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Arab traders. Items procured through maritime trade became key symbols of social prestige and political power for the Philippine chiefly elite. Rai...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Honolulu :
University of Hawaiì Press,
©1999.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Comparative Chronologies
- Introduction
- Foreign Trade and Sociopolitical Evolution
- Sources for the Study of Prehispanic Philippine Chiefdoms
- Chiefly Authority and Political Structure
- Political Cycling in Philippine Chiefdoms
- Social Stratification in Contact Period Societies
- The Dynamics of Social Ranking: Changing Patterns of Household Wealth and Mortuary Differentiation
- The Long-Distance Porcelain Trade
- Mobilizing Resources: Regional Production, Tribute, and Lowland-Upland Exchange Systems
- The Evolution of Craft SpecializationAlliance and Prestige Goods Exchange
- Competitive Feasting
- Raiding and Militarism as a Competitive Strategy
- Trade Competition and Political Transformations in Philippine Chiefdoms
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author