Domestic Life in Prehispanic Capitals: A Study of Specialization, Hierarchy, and Ethnicity (Volume 46) (Memoirs)

With major differences in size, urban plans, and population density, the capitals of New World states had large heterogeneous societies, sometimes multiethnic and highly specialized, making these cities amazing backdrops for complex interactions. Contents List of Illustrations List of Tables Preface, by Linda R. Manzanilla and Claude Chapdelaine Part I: Mesoamerican Examples Introduction: Mesoamerican Domestic Structures, Compounds, and Neighborhoods by Linda R. Manzanilla 1. Ritual and Social Stratification at Monte Albán, Oaxaca: Strategies from a Household Perspective by Ernesto González Licón 2. Corporate Life in Apartment and Barrio Compounds at Teotihuacan, Central Mexico: Craft Specialization, Hierarchy, and Ethnicity by Linda R. Manzanilla 3. Household, Workshop, Guild, and Barrio: The Organization of Obsidian Craft Production in a Prehispanic Urban Center by Kenneth G. Hirth 4. Household, Neighborhood, and Urban Structure in an “Adobe City”: Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico by Dan M. Healan 5. Tikal: Evidence for Ethnic Diversity in a Prehispanic Lowland Maya State Capital by Marshall Joseph Becker 6. Maya Home Life: Daily Practice, Politics, and Society in Copan, Honduras by Julia A. Hendon 7. Beyond Capitals and Kings: Domestic Organization and Ethnic Dynamics at Chac-Sayil, Yucatan by Michael P. Smyth Part II: Andean Examples Introduction to Andean Examples by Claude Chapdelaine 8. Residence and Ritual in Tiwanaku: Hierarchy, Specialization, Ethnicity, and Ceremony by John W. Janusek 9. Domestic Life in and around the Urban Sector of the Huacas of Moche Site, Northern Peru by Claude Chapdelaine 10. Huari: A New Direction in Central Andean Urban Evolution by William H. Isbell 11. Domestic Economy as Political Economy at Chan Chan, Perú by John R. Topic 12. Domestic Life and Craft Specialization in Inka Cusco and Its Rural Hinterland by R. Alan Covey Part III: Commentary 13. Understanding Houses, Compounds, and Neighborhoods by Joyce Marcus Introduction: Mesoamerican domestic structures, compounds, and neighborhoods / Linda R. Manzanilla Ritual and social stratification at Monte Albán, Oaxaca : strategies from a household perspective / Ernesto González Licón Corporate life in apartment and barrio compounds at Teotihuacan, central Mexico : craft specialization, hierarchy, and ethnicity / Linda R. Manzanilla Household, workshop, guild, and barrio : the organization of obsidian craft production in a prehispanic urban center / Kenneth G. Hirth Household, neighborhood, and urban structure in an "adobe city" : Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico / Dan M. Healan Tikal : evidence for ethnic diversity in a prehispanic lowland Maya state capital / Marshall Joseph Becker Maya home life : daily practice, politics, and society in Copan, Honduras / Julia A. Hendon Beyond capitals and kings : domestic organization and ethnic dynamics at Chac-Sayil, Yucatan / Michael P. Smyth Introduction to Andean examples / Claude Chapdelaine Residence and ritual in Tiwanaku : hierarchy, specialization, ethnicity, and ceremony / John W. Janusek Domestic life in and around the urban sector of the Huacas of Moche Site, Northern Peru / Claude Chapdelaine Huari : a new direction in central Andean urban evolution / William H. Isbell Domestic economy as political economy at Chan Chan, Peru / John R. Topic Domestic life and craft specialization in Inka Cusco and its rural hinterland / R. Alan Covey Understanding houses, compounds, and neighborhoods / Joyce Marcus.