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The Power of Feasts: From Prehistory to the Present

By Brian Hayden

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
ISBN
1107617642, 9781107617643
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
22 MB (22788313 bytes)
Pages
xii+426\439
Topic
History Archaeology
Time added
2018-05-28 21:50:57
Historical Study & Educational Resources;Archaeolo

Description

In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in pre-industrial societies. As an important barometer of cultural change, feasting is at the forefront of theoretical developments in archaeology. The Power of Feasts chronicles the evolution of the practice from its first perceptible prehistoric presence to modern industrial times. This study explores recurring patterns in the dynamics of feasts as well as linkages to other aspects of culture such as food, personhood, cognition, power, politics, and economics. Analyzing detailed ethnographic and archaeological observations from a wide variety of cultures, including Oceania and Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Eurasia, Hayden illuminates the role of feasts as an invaluable insight into the social and political structures of past societies.

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