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The Chumash world at European contact : power, trade, and feasting among complex hunter-gatherers /

The author weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the tapestry of California's Chumash society. Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, and ethnography, she describes daily life in the mainland towns, focusing on Chumash culture, household organization, politics, econ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gamble, Lynn H.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Chumash at historic contact : theoretical considerations
  • The environment and its management
  • Cultural setting
  • Historic Chumash settlements on the mainland coast
  • Village and household organization
  • Subsistence and feasting
  • Rank, ritual, and power
  • Economics and exchange : manifestations of wealth finance
  • Conflict and social integration
  • The Chumash, Pomo, and Patwin : comparative analysis and final thoughts.