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The Power of Feasts
Brian Hayden
出版
Cambridge University Press
, 2014-09-29
主題
History / Social History
Political Science / Public Policy / Agriculture & Food Policy
Religion / Holidays / General
Social Science / Archaeology
Social Science / Holidays (non-religious)
Social Science / Agriculture & Food
ISBN
1107042992
9781107042995
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=gLhUBAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in pre-industrial societies. As an important barometer of cultural change, feasting is at the forefront of theoretical developments in archaeology. The Power of Feasts chronicles the evolution of the practice from its first perceptible prehistoric presence to modern industrial times. This study explores recurring patterns in the dynamics of feasts as well as linkages to other aspects of culture such as food, personhood, cognition, power, politics, and economics. Analyzing detailed ethnographic and archaeological observations from a wide variety of cultures, including Oceania and Southeast Asia, the Americas, and Eurasia, Hayden illuminates the role of feasts as an invaluable insight into the social and political structures of past societies.