The Political Economy of Craft Production - Crafting Empire in South India, c.1350-1650 (Paperback)

The study of specialized craft production has a long tradition in archaeological research. Through analyses of material remains and the contexts of their production and use, archaeologists can examine the organization of craft production and the economic and political status of craft producers. This study combines archaeological and historical evidence from the author's twenty years of fieldwork at the imperial capital of Vijayanagara to explore the role and significance of craft production in the city's political economy of the fourteenth to the seventeenth century. By examining a diverse range of crafts from poetry to pottery, Sinopoli evaluates models of craft production and expands upon theoretical and historical understandings of empires in general and Vijayanagara in particular. It is the most broad-ranging study of craft production in South Asia, or in any other early state empire.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	March 2011
Authors:	Carla M. Sinopoli
Dimensions:	244 x 172 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	354
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-17416-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Economics > Political economy Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-521-17416-3
Barcode:	9780521174169

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