Empire and Domestic Economy: Interdisciplinary Contributions to Archaeology

Investigating the Domestic Economy.- The Domestic Economy, Households, and Imperial Transformation.- The Cultural Setting.- The Natural Environment.- The Archaeological Context.- Ethnoarchaeology and Contemporary Domestic Economy in the Mantaro Valley.- Life in the Community.- The Architecture and Organization of Xauxa Settlements.- Agricultural Production and Consumption.- Animal Husbandry and Meat Consumption.- Production and Exchange of Ceramics.- State Goods in the Domestic Economy: The Inka Ceramic Assemblage.- The Economy of Metal and Shell Wealth Goods.- Synthesis and Conclusions.- Exchange and Social Stratification in the Andes The Xauxa Case.- The Xauxa Andean Life.- From Autonomous to Imperial Rule.

From the reviews
"...has important theoretical implications for archaeological studies of empires, worldwide. Terence N. D'Altroy, Christine A. Hastorf, and their associates have helped move the Andes closer to the front lines of theory building in archaeology. Every chapter is rife with implications for the study of similar societies anywhere in the world, and each is a gem unto itself. Rarely have the archaeologically visible effects of imperial domination been so clearly documented. D'Altroy, Hastorf, and their associates most effectively have raised the bar for future studies of imperial-provincial relations. This book should reside in the library of every archaeologist with an interest in empires."
Journal of Anthropological Research, 58 (2002)
"...a tribute to the stamina and perseverance of both editors and contributors." (Norman Hammond, Antiquity)