The archaeology and politics of food and feasting in early states and empires /

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Other Authors: Bray, Tamara L.

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Language: English

Published: New York : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, c2003.

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Call Number: GT2850 .A73 2003

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245 0 4 |a The archaeology and politics of food and feasting in early states and empires /   |c edited by Tamara L. Bray. 
264 1 |a New York :   |b Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers,   |c c2003. 
300 |a viii, 292 pages :   |b illustrations ;   |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a •Chapter 1.. The Commensal Politics of Early States and Empires •Part I.. Old World •Chapter 2.. Feasts, Funerals, and Fast Food in Early Mesopotamian States •Chapter 3.. Pharaohs, Feasts, and Foreigners: Cooking, Foodways, and Agency on Ancient Egypt's Southern Frontier •Chapter 4.. Feasting the Ancestors in Early China •Part II.. New World •Chapter 5.. To Dine Splendidly: Imperial Pottery, Commensal Politics, and the Inca State •Chapter 6.. From Stew-Eaters to Maize-Drinkers: The Chicha Economy and the Tiwanaku Expansion •Chapter 7.. Pots, Politics, and Power: Huari Ceramic Assemblages and Imperial Administration •Chapter 8.. Feasting at Home: Community and House Solidarity among the Maya of Southeastern Mesoamerica •Chapter 9.. Aztec Feasts, Rituals, and Markets: Political Uses of Ceramic Vessels in a Commercial Economy •Part III.. Concluding Remarks •Chapter 10.. Clearing the Table: Some Concluding Reflections on Commensal Politics and Imperial States •Part IV.. Epilogue •Feasting and the Practice of Stately Manners •Index 
650 0 |a Dinners and dining  |x History. 
650 0 |a Food habits  |x History. 
650 0 |a Food  |x Political aspects. 
700 1 |a Bray, Tamara L.,  
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