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Ancient Oaxaca

The Monte Albán State

By: Richard E. Blanton,Gary M. Feinman,Stephen A. Kowalewski,Linda M. Nicholas

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Ancient Oaxaca

The Monte Albán State

By: Richard E. Blanton,Gary M. Feinman,Stephen A. Kowalewski,Linda M. Nicholas

Over two thousand years ago, Oaxaca, Mexico, was the site of one of the New World's earliest episodes of primary state formation and urbanism, and today it is one of the world's archaeologically best-studied regions. This volume, which thoroughly revises and updates the first edition, provides a highly readable yet comprehensive path to acquaint readers with one of the earliest and best-known examples of Native American state formation and its consequences as seen from the perspectives of urbanism, technology, demography, commerce, households, and religion and ritual. Written by prominent archaeological researchers who have devoted decades to Oaxacan research and to the development of suitable social theory, the book places ancient Oaxaca within the context of the history of ideas that have addressed the causes and consequences of social evolutionary change. It also critically evaluates the potential applicability of more recent thinking about state building grounded in collective action and related theories.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108924263

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How Humans Cooperate

Confronting the Challenges of Collective Action

By: Richard E. Blanton

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How Humans Cooperate

Confronting the Challenges of Collective Action

By: Richard E. Blanton

In How Humans Cooperate, Richard E. Blanton and Lane F. Fargher take a new approach to investigating human cooperation, developed from the vantage point of an "anthropological imagination." Drawing on the discipline’s broad and holistic understanding of humans in biological, social, and cultural dimensions and across a wide range of temporal and cultural variation, the authors unite psychological and institutional approaches by demonstrating the interplay of institution building and cognitive abilities of the human brain. Blanton and Fargher develop an approach that is strongly empirical, historically deep, and more synthetic than other research designs, using findings from fields as diverse as neurobiology, primatology, ethnography, history, art history, and archaeology. While much current research on collective action pertains to local-scale cooperation, How Humans Cooperate puts existing theories to the test at larger scales in markets, states, and cities throughout the Old and New Worlds. This innovative book extends collective action theory beyond Western history and into a broadly cross-cultural dimension, places cooperation in the context of large and complex human societies, and demonstrates the interplay of collective action and aspects of human cognitive ability. By extending the scope and content of collective action theory, the authors find a fruitful new path to understanding human cooperation.

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436

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University Press of Colorado

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1607325144

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Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I

The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

By: Richard E. Blanton,Stephen Kowalewski,Gary Feinman,Jill Appel

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Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I

The Prehispanic Settlement Patterns of the Central and Southern Parts of the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico

By: Richard E. Blanton,Stephen Kowalewski,Gary Feinman,Jill Appel

In this work, the authors interpret archaeological data on roughly 3000 years of human history in the Valley of Oaxaca, from roughly 1500 BC to AD 1500. They integrate information on settlement patterns, political and social organization, artifact distribution, and more.

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U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

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0932206913

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9780932206916

Ancient Mesoamerica

A Comparison of Change in Three Regions

By: Richard E. Blanton

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Ancient Mesoamerica

A Comparison of Change in Three Regions

By: Richard E. Blanton

In this revised and updated 1993 edition the authors synthesize recent research to provide a comprehensive survey of Mesoamerica.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521446066

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9780521446068

Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II

Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Vols. 1 and 2

By: Stephen Kowalewski,Gary Feinman,Laura Finsten,Richard E. Blanton,Linda Nicholas

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Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II

Prehispanic Settlement Patterns in Tlacolula, Etla, and Ocotlan, the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, Vols. 1 and 2

By: Stephen Kowalewski,Gary Feinman,Laura Finsten,Richard E. Blanton,Linda Nicholas

This two-volume monograph is the final report and synthesis of the Valley of Oaxaca Settlement Pattern Project’s full-coverage surface survey and makes significant theoretical and methodological contributions to the investigation of social evolution, cultural ecology, and regional analysis.

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U OF M MUSEUM ANTHRO ARCHAEOLOGY

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0915703750

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9780915703753

Houses and Households

A Comparative Study

By: Richard E. Blanton

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Houses and Households

A Comparative Study

By: Richard E. Blanton

The author presents a large comparative database derived from ethnographic and architectural research in Southeast Asia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and other areas; proposes new methodologies for comparative analyses of houses; and critically examines existing methodologies, theories, and data. His work expands on and systematizes comparative and cross-cultural approaches to the study of households and their environments to provide a firm foundation for this emerging line of study.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1489909907

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Great Civilizations

Society and Culture in the Ancient World

By: Göran Burenhult,Richard Leakey

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Great Civilizations

Society and Culture in the Ancient World

By: Göran Burenhult,Richard Leakey

A comprehensive survey of the development of civilizations. Its vision is global - in scope, it ranges from the classical societies of Egypt, Greece, and Rome to the cultures of Asia and Africa, from the civilizations of the Maya, Aztec, and Inca, to Native North Americans and the unique societies of Australia and the Pacific. Together, these diverse civilizations shaped the modern world. They were the birthplace of writing and architecture, legal codes, mathematics, metallurgy and engineering, and complex political social, and cultural traditions.

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1877019291

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9781877019296

TCP/IP Illustrated

By: Kevin R. Fall,W. Richard Stevens

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TCP/IP Illustrated

By: Kevin R. Fall,W. Richard Stevens

TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, Second Edition, is a detailed and visual guide to today?s TCP/IP protocol suite. Fully updated for the newest innovations, it demonstrates each protocol in action through realistic examples from modern Linux, Windows, and Mac OS environments. There?s no better way to discover why TCP/IP works as it does, how it reacts to common conditions, and how to apply it in your own applications and networks. Building on the late W. Richard Stevens? classic first edition, author Kevin R. Fall adds his cutting-edge experience as a leader in TCP/IP protocol research, updating the book to fully reflect the latest protocols and best practices. He first introduces TCP/IP?s core goals and architectural concepts, showing how they can robustly connect diverse networks and support multiple services running concurrently.

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Addison-Wesley Professional

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0321336313

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9780321336316

Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States

By: Richard Blanton,Lane Fargher

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Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States

By: Richard Blanton,Lane Fargher

Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift. Given the need for new directions in theory, the book proposes that anthropologists look to political science, especially the rational choice theory of collective action. The authors subject collective action theory to a methodologically rigorous evaluation using systematic cross-cultural analysis based on a world-wide sample of societies.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0387738762

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9780387738765

Medical Image Processing and Analysis

By: Milan Sonka,J. Michael Fitzpatrick,Harold L. Kundel,Richard L. Van Metter

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Medical Image Processing and Analysis

By: Milan Sonka,J. Michael Fitzpatrick,Harold L. Kundel,Richard L. Van Metter

A little more than 100 years after the discovery of x-rays, this three-volume set is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and current practice of Medical Imaging as we enter the 21st century. As evidenced by the variety of research described in these volumes, medical imaging is still undergoing very rapid change. In more than 50 chapters, well-known experts provide the most current information available for students, researchers and practitioners working in this exciting field. These useful volumes can be ordered as a set or individually.

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SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

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0819436224

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9780819436221

Houses and Households

A Comparative Study

By: Richard E. Blanton

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Houses and Households

A Comparative Study

By: Richard E. Blanton

Author Richard E. Blanton proposes new methods for comparative analyses of houses and uses these methods, along with the community ethnographic data, to develop new and evaluate current household theories

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0306444445

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9780306444449

Ancient Oaxaca

By: Richard E. Blanton,Gary M. Feinman,Stephen A. Kowalewski,Linda M. Nicholas

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Ancient Oaxaca

By: Richard E. Blanton,Gary M. Feinman,Stephen A. Kowalewski,Linda M. Nicholas

Around 500 B.C., people decided to constitute a government with a new capital. The consequence was a total social transformation.

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1108830978

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Book's by Richard E. Blanton

Ancient Oaxaca

Ancient Oaxaca

How Humans Cooperate

How Humans Cooperate

Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I

Monte Alban's Hinterland, Part I

Ancient Mesoamerica

Ancient Mesoamerica

Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II

Monte Albán's Hinterland, Part II

Houses and Households

Houses and Households

Great Civilizations

Great Civilizations

TCP/IP Illustrated

TCP/IP Illustrated

Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States

Collective Action in the Formation of Pre-Modern States

Medical Image Processing and Analysis

Medical Image Processing and Analysis

Houses and Households

Houses and Households

Ancient Oaxaca

Ancient Oaxaca

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