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This volume explains how archaeologists can use Karl Marx and
Frederick Engels' mode of production concept to study long-term
patterns in human society. Modes of production describes how labor
is organized to create surplus which is then used for political
purposes. This type of analysis allows archaeologists to compare
and contrast peoples across distant continents and eras, from
hunter-gatherer groups to early agriculturalists to nation-states.
Presenting a range of different perspectives from researchers
working in a wide variety of societies and time periods, this
volume clearly demonstrates why historical materialism matters to
the field of archaeology.
Mesoamerica is one of several cradles of civilization in the world.
In this book, Robert M. Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early
Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies that
interacted with one another over long distances and that were
separated by less sedentary peoples. These early 'islands' of
culture shared an Olmec artistic aesthetic, beginning approximately
1250 BCE (uncalibrated), that first defined Mesoamerica as a
culture area. Rosenswig frames the Olmec world from the perspective
of the Soconusco area on Pacifica Chiapas and Guatemala. The
disagreements about Early Formative society that have raged over
the past thirty years focus on the nature of inter-regional
interaction between San Lorenzo and other Early Formative regions.
He evaluates these debates from a fresh theoretical perspective and
integrates new data into an assessment of Soconusco society before,
during, and after the apogee of the San Lorenzo polity.
In this collection, prominent archaeologists explore the
sophisticated political and logistical organizations that were
required to plan and complete these architectural marvels. They
discuss the long-term political, social, and military impacts these
projects had on their respective civilizations, and illuminate the
significance of monumentality among early complex societies in the
Americas. Early New World Monumentality is ultimately a study of
labor and its mobilization, as well as the long-term spiritual awe
and political organization that motivated and were enhanced by such
undertakings. Mounds and other impressive monuments left behind by
earlier civilizations continue to reveal their secrets, offering
profound insights into the development of complex societies
throughout the New World.
Mesoamerica is one of several cradles of civilization in the world.
In this book, Robert M. Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early
Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies that
interacted with one another over long distances and that were
separated by less sedentary peoples. These early 'islands' of
culture shared an Olmec artistic aesthetic, beginning approximately
1250 BCE (uncalibrated), that first defined Mesoamerica as a
culture area. Rosenswig frames the Olmec world from the perspective
of the Soconusco area on Pacifica Chiapas and Guatemala. The
disagreements about Early Formative society that have raged over
the past thirty years focus on the nature of inter-regional
interaction between San Lorenzo and other Early Formative regions.
He evaluates these debates from a fresh theoretical perspective and
integrates new data into an assessment of Soconusco society before,
during, and after the apogee of the San Lorenzo polity.
America's research universities--some fifty leading intellectual
centers--have assumed a unique set of responsibilities. In addition
to educating undergraduates, they house most of the nation's basic
research and train virtually all new scientists and scholars. The
health of these institutions is critical to the nation's
intellectual life as well as to its economic well-being, military
posture, and foreign policy. Robert Rosenzweig, reporting on a
project sponsored by the Association of American Universities,
examines the core functions of the research universities and
explores how they might best relate to their powerful patrons: the
national government, foundations, business, and industry.
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