Identity, Feasting, and the Archaeology of the Greater Southwest Proceedings of the 2002 Southwest Symposium

With contributions from sociocultural and linguistic anthropologists as well as archaeologists, this volume is the first to present case studies of social identity and feasting from throughout the Greater Southwest. A section of the book is also devoted to a synthesis and set of case studies on the archaeology of the pivotal Mexican State of Chihuahua. Unlike many previous studies, the authors of this volume place emphasis on how differences within and between societies came about rather than why dissimilar structures arose, elevating the place of both agency and history in understanding the past. Identity, Feasting, and the Archaeology of the Greater Southwest will be of interest to all doing archaeological research in the Southwestern United States and those conducting research on social identity, cultural affiliation, and commensal politics.Mills, Barbara J. is the author of 'Identity, Feasting, and the Archaeology of the Greater Southwest Proceedings of the 2002 Southwest Symposium', published 2004 under ISBN 9780870817670 and ISBN 0870817671.