Warfare In Cultural Context: Practice, Agency, And The Archaeology Of Violence (Amerind Studies In Archaeology)

Warfare is a constant in human history. Contributors to this book contend that agency and culture, inherited values and dispositions (such as religion and other cultural practices), beliefs, and institutions are always woven into the conduct of war. Using archaeological and ethnohistorical data from various parts of the world, the contributors explore the multiple avenues for the cultural study of warfare that these ideas make possible. Contributions focus on cultural aspects of warfare in Mesoamerica, South America, North America, and Southeast Asia.

• | Author: Axel E. Nielsen|William H. Walker
• | Publisher: University Of Arizona Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 05, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 336 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0816531021
• | ISBN-13: 9780816531028