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Comparative Frames For The Diachronic Analysis Of Complex Societies: Next Steps, Gary M. Feinman
Comparative Frames For The Diachronic Analysis Of Complex Societies: Next Steps, Gary M. Feinman
Gary M. Feinman
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Comparative Frames For The Diachronic Analysis Of Complex Societies: Next Steps, Gary M. Feinman
Comparative Frames For The Diachronic Analysis Of Complex Societies: Next Steps, Gary M. Feinman
Gary M. Feinman
No abstract provided.
The Late Prehispanic Economy Of The Valley Of Oaxaca, Mexico: Weaving Threads From Data, Theory, And Subsequent History, Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas
The Late Prehispanic Economy Of The Valley Of Oaxaca, Mexico: Weaving Threads From Data, Theory, And Subsequent History, Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas
Gary M. Feinman
Models of prehispanic Mesoamerican economies have long been derived from theoretical constructs broadly associated with Marx’s Asiatic mode of production, specifically the writings of Wittfogel and Polanyi, which emphasized centralized control of irrigation and managed systems of production and distribution. Yet, for the Valley of Oaxaca, ethnographic data point to smaller-scale, more flexible systems of production, the importance of market exchange, and mechanisms for domestic cooperation. Drawing on residential excavation data from three Classic-period sites, systematic regional surveys, and other sources, the authors find that the data from the prehispanic era conform much more closely to the ethnographic findings than …