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Description:This groundbreaking multidisciplinary book presents significant essays on historical indigenous violence in Latin America from Tierra del Fuego to central Mexico. The collection explores those uniquely human motivations and environmental variables that have led to the native peoples of Latin America engaging in warfare and ritual violence since antiquity. Based on an American Anthropological Association symposium, this book collects twelve contributions from sixteen authors, all of whom are scholars at the forefront of their fields of study.All of the chapters advance our knowledge of the causes, extent, and consequences of indigenous violence—including ritualized violence—in Latin America. Each major historical/cultural group in Latin America is addressed by at least one contributor. Incorporating the results of dozens of years of research, this volume documents evidence of warfare, violent conflict, and human sacrifice from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, including incidents that occurred before European contact. Together the chapters present a convincing argument that warfare and ritual violence have been woven into the fabric of life in Latin America since remote antiquity.For the first time, expert subject-area work on indigenous violence—archaeological, osteological, ethnographic, historical, and forensic—has been assembled in one volume. Much of this work has heretofore been dispersed across various countries and languages. With its collection into one English-language volume, all future writers—regardless of their discipline or point of view—will have a source to consult for further research.CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionRichard J. Chacon and Rubén G. Mendoza1. Status Rivalry and Warfare in the Development and Collapse of Classic Maya CivilizationMatt O’Mansky and Arthur A. Demarest2. Aztec Militarism and Blood The Archaeology and Ideology of Ritual ViolenceRubén G. Mendoza3. Territorial Expansion and Primary State Formation in Oaxaca, MexicoCharles S. Spencer4. Images of Violence in Mesoamerican Mural ArtDonald McVicker5. Circum-Caribbean Chiefly WarfareElsa M. Redmond6. Conflict and Conquest in Pre-Hispanic Andean South Archaeological Evidence from Northern Coastal PeruJohn W. Verano7. The Inti Raymi Festival among the Cotacachi and Otavalo of Highland Blood for the EarthRichard J. Chacon, Yamilette Chacon, and Angel Guandinango8. Upper Amazonian WarfareStephen Beckerman and James Yost9. Complexity and Causality in Tupinambá WarfareWilliam Balée10. Hunter-Gatherers’ Aboriginal Warfare in Western ChacoMarcela Mendoza11. The Struggle for Social Life in Fuego-PatagoniaAlfredo Prieto and Rodrigo Cárdenas12. Ethical Considerations and Conclusions Regarding Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence in Latin AmericaRichard J. Chacon and Rubén G. MendozaReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence. To get started finding Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This groundbreaking multidisciplinary book presents significant essays on historical indigenous violence in Latin America from Tierra del Fuego to central Mexico. The collection explores those uniquely human motivations and environmental variables that have led to the native peoples of Latin America engaging in warfare and ritual violence since antiquity. Based on an American Anthropological Association symposium, this book collects twelve contributions from sixteen authors, all of whom are scholars at the forefront of their fields of study.All of the chapters advance our knowledge of the causes, extent, and consequences of indigenous violence—including ritualized violence—in Latin America. Each major historical/cultural group in Latin America is addressed by at least one contributor. Incorporating the results of dozens of years of research, this volume documents evidence of warfare, violent conflict, and human sacrifice from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, including incidents that occurred before European contact. Together the chapters present a convincing argument that warfare and ritual violence have been woven into the fabric of life in Latin America since remote antiquity.For the first time, expert subject-area work on indigenous violence—archaeological, osteological, ethnographic, historical, and forensic—has been assembled in one volume. Much of this work has heretofore been dispersed across various countries and languages. With its collection into one English-language volume, all future writers—regardless of their discipline or point of view—will have a source to consult for further research.CONTENTSAcknowledgmentsIntroductionRichard J. Chacon and Rubén G. Mendoza1. Status Rivalry and Warfare in the Development and Collapse of Classic Maya CivilizationMatt O’Mansky and Arthur A. Demarest2. Aztec Militarism and Blood The Archaeology and Ideology of Ritual ViolenceRubén G. Mendoza3. Territorial Expansion and Primary State Formation in Oaxaca, MexicoCharles S. Spencer4. Images of Violence in Mesoamerican Mural ArtDonald McVicker5. Circum-Caribbean Chiefly WarfareElsa M. Redmond6. Conflict and Conquest in Pre-Hispanic Andean South Archaeological Evidence from Northern Coastal PeruJohn W. Verano7. The Inti Raymi Festival among the Cotacachi and Otavalo of Highland Blood for the EarthRichard J. Chacon, Yamilette Chacon, and Angel Guandinango8. Upper Amazonian WarfareStephen Beckerman and James Yost9. Complexity and Causality in Tupinambá WarfareWilliam Balée10. Hunter-Gatherers’ Aboriginal Warfare in Western ChacoMarcela Mendoza11. The Struggle for Social Life in Fuego-PatagoniaAlfredo Prieto and Rodrigo Cárdenas12. Ethical Considerations and Conclusions Regarding Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence in Latin AmericaRichard J. Chacon and Rubén G. MendozaReferencesAbout the ContributorsIndexWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence. To get started finding Latin American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual Violence, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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