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


