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The Archaeology of Food and Warfare. Food Insecurity in Prehistory.
. Ed(S): Vanderwarker, Amber M.; Wilson, Gregory D.
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Hardback. Editor(s): VanDerwarker, Amber M.; Wilson, Gregory D. Num Pages: 327 pages, 37 black & white illustrations, 20 colour illustrations, 12 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: HDDA; JFCV; JFFE; JWA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 654.
The archaeologies of food and warfare have independently developed over the past several decades. This volume aims to provide concrete linkages between these research topics through the examination of case studies worldwide. Topics considered within the book include: the impacts of warfare on the daily food quest, warfare and nutritional health, ritual foodways and violence, the provisioning of warriors and armies, status-based changes in diet during times of war, logistical constraints on military campaigns, and violent competition over subsistence resources. The diversity of perspectives included in this volume may be a product of new ways of conceptualizing violence—not simply as an isolated component ... Read more
The archaeologies of food and warfare have independently developed over the past several decades. This volume aims to provide concrete linkages between these research topics through the examination of case studies worldwide. Topics considered within the book include: the impacts of warfare on the daily food quest, warfare and nutritional health, ritual foodways and violence, the provisioning of warriors and armies, status-based changes in diet during times of war, logistical constraints on military campaigns, and violent competition over subsistence resources. The diversity of perspectives included in this volume may be a product of new ways of conceptualizing violence—not simply as an isolated component ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
327
Condition
New
Number of Pages
313
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319185057
SKU
V9783319185057
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99-15
About . Ed(S): Vanderwarker, Amber M.; Wilson, Gregory D.
Amber M. VanDerwarker (Ph.D. 2003, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) is an Associate Professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has been involved in field and laboratory work in Mexico, eastern North America, and Peru. Her research encompasses a variety of methods, regions, and themes that revolve around the relationship between humans and food in the New World, ... Read more
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