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The archaeology of kinship [electronic resource] : advancing interpretation and contributions to theory / Bradley E. Ensor

Author
Ensor, Bradley E., 1966-
Published
Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2013.
Baltimore, Md. : Project Muse, 2013.
Physical Description
1 online resource (pages cm.)
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Project Muse
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Contents
Machine generated contents note: I.Introduction -- 1.Introduction -- 2.The Importance of Kinship in Archaeology -- 3.The Hohokam -- II.Households -- 4.Household-Scale Social Organization -- 5.Archaeological Analysis of Household-Scale Social Organization -- 6.Hohokam Households -- III.Descent Groups -- 7.Descent Group Organization -- 8.Archaeological Analysis of Descent Group Organization -- 9.Hohokam Descent Groups -- IV.Marriage, Political Economy, and Transformations -- 10.The Political Economy of Kinship and Marriage -- 11.Archaeological Analysis of Marriage and Political Economy -- 12.Hohokam Marriage, Political Economies, and Transformations -- V.Contributions of Kinship Research -- 13.New Insights on the Hohokam -- 14.Archaeological Contributions to Kinship Theory -- 15.New Frontiers in Kinship Research.
Summary
"Bradley Ensor shows how kinship can be a valuable tool for archaeologists. The Archaeology of Kinship explains how kinship is relevant to contemporary archaeological theory, detailing methods appropriate for archaeological analysis, and provides long-overdue solutions to problems plaguing ethnological hypotheses on the origins and contexts of kinship behaviors"--Provided by publisher.
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9780816599264
0816599262
9780816530540 (cloth : alk. paper)
0816530548
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AVAILABLE ONLINE TO AUTHORIZED PSU USERS.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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