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The Chumash World at European Contact: Power, Trade, and Feasting Among Complex Hunter-Gatherers
Lynn H. Gamble
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Paperback. When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769, they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time were among the most advanced hunter-gatherer societies in the world. This title weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the tapestry of Chumash society. Num Pages: 376 pages, 24 b/w photographs, 30 line illustrations, 17 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; JFSL9; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 230 x 28. Weight in Grams: 576.
When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769, they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time were among the most advanced hunter-gatherer societies in the world. The Spanish were entertained and fed at lavish feasts hosted by chiefs who ruled over the settlements and who participated in extensive social and economic networks. In this first modern synthesis of data from the Chumash heartland, Lynn H. Gamble weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the rich tapestry of Chumash society. Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, ethnography, and ecology, ... Read more
When Spanish explorers and missionaries came onto Southern California's shores in 1769, they encountered the large towns and villages of the Chumash, a people who at that time were among the most advanced hunter-gatherer societies in the world. The Spanish were entertained and fed at lavish feasts hosted by chiefs who ruled over the settlements and who participated in extensive social and economic networks. In this first modern synthesis of data from the Chumash heartland, Lynn H. Gamble weaves together multiple sources of evidence to re-create the rich tapestry of Chumash society. Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, ethnography, and ecology, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520271241
SKU
V9780520271241
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About Lynn H. Gamble
Lynn H. Gamble is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
Reviews for The Chumash World at European Contact: Power, Trade, and Feasting Among Complex Hunter-Gatherers
"In this masterful combination of empirical research, controlled comparison, and attention to contemporary theories regarding the social formations of hunger-gatherers, Gamble has contributed an authoritative, richly documented and illustrated synthesis of this fascinating time and place in protohistoric California."
W. S. Simmons Choice "An important book... One of the most vivid and sophisticated studies of any Indian group in ... Read more
W. S. Simmons Choice "An important book... One of the most vivid and sophisticated studies of any Indian group in ... Read more