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Ethnohistory and Archaeology

Approaches to Postcontact Change in the Americas

Part of the book series: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology (IDCA)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. Introduction

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Historical Dynamics in the Contact Era

      • Samuel M. Wilson, J. Daniel Rogers
      Pages 3-15
  3. Theoretical Orientations on Culture Contact

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-18
    2. Structure and History

      • Samuel M. Wilson
      Pages 19-30
  4. Mesoamerica

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 161-162
    2. The Living Pay for the Dead

      • William R. Fowler Jr.
      Pages 181-199
    3. Urban and Rural Dimensions of the Contact Period

      • Thomas H. Charlton, Patricia Fournier G.
      Pages 201-220
  5. Conclusion

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
    2. Afterword

      • Samuel M. Wilson, J. Daniel Rogers
      Pages 223-227
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 229-237

About this book

Incorporating both archaeological and ethnohistorical evidence, this volume reexamines the role played by native peoples in structuring interaction with Europeans. The more complete historical picture presented will be of interest to scholars and students of archaeology, anthropology, and history.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Anthropology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, USA

    J. Daniel Rogers

  • Department of Anthropology, University of Texas, Austin, USA

    Samuel M. Wilson

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Ethnohistory and Archaeology

  • Book Subtitle: Approaches to Postcontact Change in the Americas

  • Editors: J. Daniel Rogers, Samuel M. Wilson

  • Series Title: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1115-5

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 1993

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-306-44176-9Published: 31 January 1993

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4899-1117-9Published: 31 May 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4899-1115-5Published: 29 June 2013

  • Series ISSN: 1568-2722

  • Series E-ISSN: 2730-6984

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 238

  • Topics: Archaeology

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Softcover Book USD 109.99
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