Archaeology: Mesoamerican Elites: An Archaeological Assessment. Diane Z. Chase and Arien F. Chase
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 95, Heft 3, S. 751-752
ISSN: 1548-1433
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In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 95, Heft 3, S. 751-752
ISSN: 1548-1433
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 95, Heft 1, S. 194-195
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In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 92, Heft 3, S. 833-833
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In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 91, Heft 2, S. 454-460
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In: Social science history: the official journal of the Social Science History Association, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 237-259
ISSN: 1527-8034
Recent theoretical and methodological developments within anthropological archaeology have transformed the discipline in such a way that archaeology is now beginning to make contributions to a number of areas of social science. Two of the more significant of these areas are the question of socioeconomic change over long time spans and the study of past economic systems. The former contribution arises out of the stratigraphie character of the archaeological record and the development of increasingly accurate methods of measuring past time. Archaeological studies typically deal with change over periods of time equivalent to or even longer than Braudel's (1980)"longue durée"(e.g., Sanders, Parsons, and Santley, 1979; Blanton et al., 1981), and many archaeologists see this diachronic social perspective as the primary contribution of archaeology to social science knowledge (Plog, 1973). The second major contribution of archaeology—the study of past economic systems—is made possible by archaeologists' reliance upon material culture. Beyond the obvious link between material objects and the study of ancient technology, material culture can be quite revealing about many types of economic activities as well as other sociocultural phenomena (e.g., Gould and Schiffer, 1981). This focus on material objects is so crucial to archaeologists that some have suggested that the major social science contribution of the field is its concern with the relationship between behavior and material culture in modern as well as ancient societies (e.g., Rathje and Schiffer, 1982; Rathje, 1979).
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 88, Heft 1, S. 70-91
ISSN: 1548-1433
This paper explores the role of social stratification in the regional organization of the Triple Alliance, or Aztec empire. Unlike previous interpretations that see military coercion as the main force integrating the empire, I argue that the primary integrative factor was collusion between rulers of the core states and the nobility of the provinces, who gained economic rewards for their participation in the tribute empire. The common interest of the Mesoamerican nobility transcended political boundaries. The fundamental social and economic cleavage in Postclassic Mesoamerica was not between the Triple Alliance states and the provinces, as many have argued, but rather between the nobles and the commoners. The proposed model is supported through examination of the provincial polity of Cuauhnahuac in western Morelos, Mexico.
In: Current anthropology, Band 26, Heft 5, S. 664-665
ISSN: 1537-5382
In: American anthropologist: AA, Band 79, Heft 4, S. 903-906
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In: American political science review, Band 71, Heft 2, S. 681-682
ISSN: 1537-5943
In: Frontiers in digital humanities, Band 6
ISSN: 2297-2668
In: European security, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 1-20
ISSN: 1746-1545
By creating the European Gendarmerie Force (EGF), some European Union (EU) member states have devised a 'structured solution' to provide international civilian police capabilities. In this article, we undertake a critical examination of the EGF by first arguing that the EGF has been widely misrepresented, notably with regard to its general purpose and specific relationship to the EU. Next, we examine a range of security problems used to justify the EGF, arguing that its potential role in handling certain tasks has not been very carefully considered. Finally, we suggest that a major rationale behind the EGF was the shared desire among its members to draw attention to a policing model that is not universally appreciated, and to promote this model by offering its 'third-type' capabilities while keeping the EGF outside of EU institutional constraints. In the conclusion, we identify some crucial questions related to the EGF–EU relations, notably in terms of non-optimisation of EU resources and possible incoherence in EU/Common Security and Defence Policy efforts.
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In: Journal of urban affairs, Band 33, Heft 1, S. 99-105
ISSN: 1467-9906
In: Contemporary security policy, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 573-593
ISSN: 1743-8764
In: Contemporary security policy, Band 30, Heft 3, S. 573-593
ISSN: 1352-3260, 0144-0381
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