Houses and Households - A Comparative Study

The author presents a large comparative database derived from ethnographic and architectural research in Southeast Asia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and other areas; proposes new methodologies for comparative analyses of houses; and critically examines existing methodologies, theories, and data. His work expands on and systematizes comparative and cross-cultural approaches to the study of households and their environments to provide a firm foundation for this emerging line of study.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 - Introduction.- 2 - A Comparative Method.- 3 - Household Social Reproduction and the Canonical Communication of Habitus.- 4 - Indexical and Social Boundary Communication.- 5 - A Macroregional Approach.- 6 - Conclusion.- Appendixes.- References.

Zusammenfassung

The author presents a large comparative database derived from ethnographic and architectural research in Southeast Asia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and other areas;

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Richard E Blanton, Richard E. Blanton
• Verlag: Springer, Berlin
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 30.06.2009
• EAN: 9780306444449
• ISBN: 978-0-306-44444-9
• Seiten: 272
• Abmessung: 161 mm x 241 mm x 21 mm
• Gewicht: 599 g
• Illustration: XIV, 272 p.
• Serien: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology; Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Altertum; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Antike