| Description |
viii, 292 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Commensal Politics of Early States and Empires / Tamara L. Bray -- Feasts, Funerals, and Fast Food in Early Mesopotamian States / Susan Pollock -- Pharaohs, Feasts, and Foreigners : Cooking, Foodways, and Agency on Ancient Egypt's Southern Frontier / Stuart Tyson Smith -- Feasting the Ancestors in Early China / Sarah Milledge Nelson -- To Dine Splendidly : Imperial Pottery, Commensal Politics, and the Inca State / Tamara L. Bray -- From Stew-Eaters to Maize-Drinkers : The Chicha economy and the Tiwanaku Expansion / Paul S. Goldstein -- Pots, Politics, and Power : Huari Ceramic Assemblages and Imperial Administration / Anita G. Cook and Mary Glowacki -- Feasting at Home : Community and House Solidarity among the Maya of Southeastern Mesoamerica / Julia A. Hendon -- Aztec Feasts, Rituals, and Markets : Political Uses of Ceramic Vessels in a Commercial Economy / Michael E. Smith, Jennifer B. Wharton, and Jan Marie Olson -- Clearing the Table : Some Concluding Reflections on Commensal Politics and Imperial States / Michael Dietler -- Feasting and the Practice of Stately Manners / Joan M. Gero. |
| Subject |
Food habits -- History.
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Dinners and dining -- History.
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Food -- Political aspects.
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| Added Author |
Bray, Tamara L.
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| ISBN |
0306477718 (pbk.) |
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0306477300 |
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