Archaeological and ethnographic evidence of domination in indigenous Latin America / edited by Yamilette Chacon and Richard J. Chacon.

Other author Chacon, Yamilette, editor.
Other author Chacon, Richard J., 1959- editor.
Format Book
PublicationGainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2023]
Descriptionviii, 250 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Social control--Latin America. --History.
Indigenous peoples--Social aspects. --Latin America. --History.
Indigenous peoples--Latin America. --Politics and government.
Ethnology--Latin America.
Latin America--Social policy. --History.

Contents Introduction / Yamilette Chacon and Richard J. Chacon -- Amphibious and Aquatic Warfare in Mesoamerica: Conquest by Water and Land / Mariana Favila V zquez -- The Formation of Warrior Cultures and the "Ritualized War" in the Central Andes / Krzysztof Makowski -- Pucara VS Fortress: Defensive Arrangements during the Late Intermediate Period (AD 1/ -1450) on the Coast and Sierra of the Central Andes / Vincent Chamussy and Romuald Housse -- War or Peace on the Central Coast? Questioning metanarratives of Late Intermediate Period mobocracies on the basis of Ychsma evidence from Pachacamac, Peruvian Central Coast / Peter Eeckhout and Lawrence S. Owens -- The Origins of the Inka Empire: Elite Agency in the Competition for Power / Dennis Ogburn -- Warfare and Wife Beating: What Spencer Didn't Know / Stephen Beckerman, Pamela Erickson, and James Yost -- Contemplating Domination / Nam C. Kim
Abstract "This volume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous societies of Latin America as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and ethnohistorical records"-- Provided by publisher.
Abstract "New data and interpretations that shed light on the nature of power relations in prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous societies This volume explores the nature of power relations and social control in Indigenous societies of Latin America. Its chapters focus on instances of domination in different contexts as reflected in archaeological, osteological, and ethnohistorical records, beginning with prehistoric case studies to examples from the ethnographic present. Ranging from the development of nautical and lacustrine warfare technology in pre-contact Mesoamerica to the psychological functions of domestic violence among contemporary Amazonian peoples, these investigations shed light on how leaders often use violence or the threat of violence to advance their influence. The essays show that while social control can be overt, it may also be veiled in the form of monumental architecture, fortresses or pukara, or rituals that signal to friends and foes alike the power of those in control. Contributors challenge many widely accepted conceptions of violence, warfare, and domination by presenting new evidence, and they also offer novel interpretations of power relations at the domestic, local, and regional spheres. Encompassing societies from tribal to state levels of sociopolitical complexity, the studies in this volume present different dimensions of conflict and power found among the prehistoric and contemporary Indigenous peoples of Latin America"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Archaeological and ethnographic evidence of domination in indigenous Latin America Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2023 9780813070469
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022051293
ISBN9780813069708
ISBN081306970X hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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