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1034772
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b789142
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Factional competition and political development in the New World /\ edited by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and John W. Fox.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge [England] ;New York, NY :: Cambridge University Press,, 1994.
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New directions in archaeology
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1 online resource (xii, 234 pages).
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| ISBN
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0511598408
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: 0521545846
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: 9780511598401
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: 9780521545846
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0521384001
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0521545846
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9780521384001
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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| Contents
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9. Factional divisions within the Aztec (Colhua) royal family / Rudolf van Zantwijk -- 10. Alliance and intervention in Aztec imperial expansion / Frederic Hicks -- 11. Political factions in the transition from Classic to Postclassic in the Mixteca Alta / Bruce E. Byland and John M.D. Pohl -- 12. Internal subdivisions of communities in the prehispanic Valley of Oaxaca / Stephen A. Kowalewski -- 13. Cycles of conflict: political factionalism in the Maya Lowlands / Mary E.D. Pohl and John M.D. Pohl -- 14. Political cosmology among the Quiche Maya / John W. Fox -- 15. Factions and political development in the central Andes / Terence N. D'Altroy -- 16. Factional competition and historical materialism / Glenn Perusek -- 17. Conclusions: moietal opposition, segmentation, and factionalism in New World political arenas / John W. Fox.
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This book examines the role of factional competition in the evolution of political systems in the ancient New World. It analyzes how competing factions within local groups and between regions sparked the emergence of social inequality changing patterns of chiefly authority, the formation and expansion of states, and the rise of institutional specialization. The contributors isolate the sources of factional competition in the kinship and political structures of New World societies.
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Instead, they offer studies that integrate agent-centered and system-centered views. The new insights into premodern political systems, the dynamics of social change, and the evolution of social complexity in the New World will interest archaeologists, anthropologists, political scientists, and historians.
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They explore the opportunities and constraints presented by different mediums of competition such as feasting, gift-giving, and warfare, and analyze the relationship of factional competition to class struggle, ethnic identity, and resource shortages. They also define the evidence left by factional competition in the archaeological record. Recognizing the multiplicity of factions and interests that existed in prehistoric societies, the contributors suggest that theories of strict systemic or structural causality are inadequate for the analysis of social change.
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Indians-- Antiquities.
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Indians-- Politics and government.
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Political anthropology-- America.
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Social archaeology-- America.
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Antiquities.
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Indians-- Antiquities.
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Indians-- Politics and government.
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Political anthropology.
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Social archaeology.
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America, Antiquities.
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America.
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| Dewey Classification
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306.2
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E59.P73F33 1994eb
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| Added Entry
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Brumfiel, Elizabeth M.
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Fox, John W.,1947-
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