Lau, George F.
Ancient Alterity in the Andes
- ISBN 13:
- 9780415519229
- author:
- Lau, George F.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Routledge
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 234
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.24 x 1.27 centimetres
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Archaeology,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Ancient Alterity in the Andes: A Recognition of Others explores how people in the past perceived others. This concept has been influential across various fields since the 1970s, particularly in understanding self-reflection and discourse. In archaeology, alterity remains under-examined due to limitations in the archaeological record. This book focuses on a Precolumbian culture, Recuay (AD 1-700), using a new framework of alterity based on social others. It provides a holistic approach by combining relevant data sets and multiple lines of evidence. By examining this culture's achievements during the first millennium AD, the author sheds light on how people in the past visualised others and interacted with them. The book offers a nuanced understanding of alterity, which can be expressed at different scales and contexts, including individual, family, village, national, and imperial settings.
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