Pre-Columbian World Systems

by Peter N. Peregrine, Gary M. Feinman (Editor)

Papers from 1992 meetings of the Society for American Archaeology in Pittsburgh, PA, provide theoretical insights on world-systems theory, and demonstrate its use in specific archaeological contexts. Topics include the Mississippian world-system, the limits of world-systems theory for the study of prehistory, and a macroregional comparison of the American Southwest and Highland Mesoamerica in pre-Columbian times. Includes b&w diagrams and maps. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

121 pages, Paperback

About the author

Peter N. Peregrine is professor and chair of anthropology at Lawrence University, Appleton, Wisconsin. He is coeditor of the Encyclopedia of Prehistory and has authored or coauthored eleven books, five edited volumes, and over 100 articles, chapters, and reviews.