Gender, households, and society
Subtitle: unraveling the threads of the past and the present
By: Cynthia Robin and Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, editors ; contributions by Elizabeth M. Brumfiel ... [et al.].
Contributors: Robin, Cynthia.; Brumfiel, Elizabeth M.
Series: Archeological papers of the American Anthropological Association -- no. 18; Archeological papers of the American Anthropological Association -- no. 18.
Publisher: Blackwell; American Anthropological Association
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, MA; [Arlington, Va.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Social archaeology; Sex role -- History; Households -- History; Feminist archaeology; Division of labor -- History; Social structure -- History; Economics, Prehistoric
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-124).
Table of contents: title: Gender, households, and society : an introduction / Elizabeth M. Brumfiel and Cynthia Robin; title: Looking beyond gender hierarchy : rethinking gender at Teotihuacan, Mexico / Kristin De Lucia; title: Hearths, grinding stones, and households : rethinking domestic economy in the Andes / Robin Coleman Goldstein; title: Breaking down binaries : gender, art, and tools in ancient Costa Rica / Theresa Preston-Werner; title: Situating power and locating knowledge : a paleoethnobotanical perspective on late classic Maya gender and social relations / Christopher T. Morehart and Christopher G.B. Helmke; title: Changing responsibilities and collective action : examining early North African pastoralism / Alexandra Miller; title: Rethinking polity formation : a gendered perspective on formative period household development in the Pacific coast region of Guatemala / Ana S. Tejada; title: She sells seashells : women and mollusks in Huatulco, Oaxaca, Mexico / Dawn Pankonien; title: Shaken, not stirred : the revolution in archaeology / K. Anne Pyburn.