Peter N Peregrine

Encyclopedia of Prehistory: Volume 7: South America Peter N Peregrine Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002 edition

Marc Notes: Published in conjunction with the Human Relations Area Files at Yale University.. Description for Sales People: Title is also available as part of a set: Encyclopedia of Prehistory Complete set of Volumes 1-8 and Volume 9, the index volume (978-0-306-46264-1) Review Quotes:"The entries, cited with scrupolous thoroughness, present information about the environment, settlements, economy, sociopolitical organization, religion, and art of a major tradition. A thorough index and table of contents make this text accessible. ...this is an excellent reference that will be appreciated by anyone interested in South American prehistory... this is an excellent reference that will be appreciated by anyone interested in South American prehistory. Summing up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty."Choice, 41:1 (2003) Review Quotes: "The entries, cited with scrupolous thoroughness, present information about the environment, settlements, economy, sociopolitical organization, religion, and art of a major tradition. A thorough index and table of contents make this text accessible. ...this is an excellent reference that will be appreciated by anyone interested in South American prehistory... this is an excellent reference that will be appreciated by anyone interested in South American prehistory. Summing up: Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty." Choice, 41:1 (2003) Table of Contents: Andean Regional Development; D. Browman. Andean Regional States; T. Earle. Aymara Kingdoms; C. Stanish. Chavin; W. Church. Chimu; J. Moore. Coastal Andean Archaic; P. N. Peregrine. Early Amazonian; A. Roosevelt. Early Coastal Andean Formative; S. Pozorski, T. Pozorski. Early East Brazilian Uplands; W. Hurt (deceased). Early Highland Andean Archaic; J. Rick. Early Parana-Pampean; P. N. Peregrine. Highland Andean Formative; D. Browman. Huari; P. Knobloch. Inca; T. Bray. Late Amazonian; A. Roosevelt. Late Andean Hunting-Collecting; M. Aldenderfer. Late Coastal Andean Formative; S. Pozorski, Th. Pozorski. Late East Brazilian Uplands; W. Hurt (deceased). Late Highland Andean Archaic; L. Kuznar. Late Parana-Pampean; P. N. Peregrine. Magellan-Fuegan, Ernesto Luis Piana; L. A. Orquera. Moche; D. Arsenault. Nasca; D. Proulx. Old Amazonian Collecting-Hunting; A. Roosevelt. Old South American Hunting; T. Dillehay. Sambaqui; W. Hurt (deceased). South Andean Ceramic; P. N. Peregrine. Tiahuanaco; P. Goldstein. Tupi; J. P. Brochado. Review Citations:

Choice 06/01/2002 pg. 1748 (EAN 9780306462641, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Peregrine, Peter N PETER N. PEREGRINE is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Anthropology at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Dr. Peregrine received his Ph. D. in 1990 from Purdue University, where he did research on the late prehistoric Mississippian culture of the Midwestern United States. Dr. Peregrine has dedicated his career to teaching undergraduates and regularly teaches courses on archaeology, research methods, and human evolution. He has also conducted archaeological fieldwork in the United States and Syria trying to understand how and why complex societies evolve and collapse. He is the author of more than 30 articles and book chapters and has authored or edited six books, including "Mississippian Evolution: A World-System Perspective" (1992) and "Archaeology of the Mississippian Culture" (1996). Contributor Bio:  Ember, Melvin Ember is president of the Human Relations Area Files. He has served as president of the Society for Cross-Cultural Research and was professor of anthropology at Hunter College and the graduate school of the CUNY.