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The Chumash world at European contact : power, trade, and feasting among complex hunter-gatherers / Lynn H. Gamble.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gamble, Lynn H.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Chumash Indians--History.
- Chumash Indians.
- Chumash Indians--Social life and customs.
- Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples--California.
- Indians of North America.
- California--Discovery and exploration.
- California.
- California--History--To 1846.
- Spain--Colonies--America--Administration.
- Spain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (377 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, c2008.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- 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 Drawing from archaeology, historical documents, ethnography, and ecology, she describes daily life in the large mainland towns, focusing on Chumash culture, household organization, politics, economy, warfare, and more.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Chumash at a Crossroads: Theoretical Considerations
- 2. The Environment and Its Management
- 3. Cultural Setting
- 4. Historic Chumash Settlements on the Mainland Coast
- 5. Village and Household Organization
- 6. Subsistence and Feasting
- 7. Rank, Ritual, and Power
- 8. Economics and Exchange: Manifestations of Wealth Finance
- 9. Conflict and Social Integration
- 10. The Chumash, Pomo, and Patwin: Comparative Analysis and Final Thoughts
- Notes
- References
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786611752644
- 9781281752642
- 1281752649
- 9780520942684
- 052094268X
- OCLC:
- 476183677
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