The Archaeology and Ethnohistory of Araucanian Resilience (Contributions To Global Historical Archaeology)

La 4e de couv. indique : "This volume examines the processes and patterns of Araucanian cultural development and resistance to foreign influences and control through the combined study of historical and ethnographic records complemented by archaeological investigation in south-central Chile. This examination is done through the lens of Resilience Theory, which has the potential to offer an interpretive framework for analyzing Araucanian culture in through time and space. Resilience Theory describes "the capacity of a system to absorb disturbances and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain the same function." The Araucanians incorporated certain Spanish material culture into their own, rejected others, and strategically restructured aspects of their political, economic, social, and ideological institutions in order to remain independent for over 350 years." Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Introduction....Pages 1-20 Resilience Theory and Inevitable Change: Che Agency, Identity, and Strategic Reorganization....Pages 21-45 The Che of South-Central Chile....Pages 47-66 Spain in the Americas....Pages 67-91 Resilience on the Ground: The Archaeology, Ethnohistory, and Ethnography of Santa Sylvia....Pages 93-118 They Have Risen Up and Rebelled: Che Resilience AD 1475–1700....Pages 119-157 Social Shifts and New Regimes: Che Resilience AD 1700–Present....Pages 159-181 Conclusions and Broader Possibilities....Pages 183-190 Back Matter....Pages 191-193