The A to Z of Early North America - Couverture souple

Wesson, Cameron

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0810868237 ISBN 13 : 9780810868236

Editeur : Scarecrow Press, 2009

Synopsis

The indigenous populations of North America created impressive societies, engaged in trade, and had varied economic, social, and religious cultures. Over the past century, archaeological and ethnological research throughout all regions of North America has revealed much about the indigenous peoples of the continent. This book examines the long and complex history of human occupation in North America, covering its distinct culture as well as areas of the Arctic, California, Eastern Woodlands, Great Basin, Great Plains, Northwest Coast, Plateau, Southwest, and Subarctic. Complete with maps, a chronology that spans the history from 11,000 B.C. to A.D. 1850, an introductory essay, more than 700 dictionary entries, and a comprehensive bibliography, this reference is a valuable tool for scholars and students. An appendix of museums that have North American collections and a listing of archaeological sites that allow tours by the public also make this an accessible guide to the interested lay reader and high school student.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Cameron B. Wesson is associate professor of Anthropology at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is the author of numerous articles on the archaeology of southeastern North American and the book Households and Hegemony: Early Creek Prestige Goods, Symbolic Capital, and Social Power.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Scarecrow Press
• Date d'édition: 2009
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0810868237
• ISBN 13: 9780810868236
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 312
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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