Power of feasts, the: from prehistory to the present
Auteur :
Hayden, Brian
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107617643
Date de publication :
29 sept. 2014
Dimensions :
25,5 x 17,7 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
930 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this book, Brian Hayden provides the first comprehensive, theoretical work on the history of feasting in archaeological and ethnographic perspective. The Power of Feasts chronicles the evolution of feasting behavior from its first perceptible prehistoric presence to modern industrial times in order to understand the social and political structures of past societies.