Raiding, Trading, and Feasting : : The Political Economy of Philippine Chiefdoms / / Laura L. Junker.
As early as the first millennium A.D., the Philippine archipelago formed the easternmost edge of a vast network of Chinese, Southeast Asian, Indian, and Arab traders. Items procured through maritime trade became key symbols of social prestige and political power for the Philippine chiefly elite. Rai...
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| Year of Publication: | 1999 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Comparative Chronologies 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1600
- Part I: Introduction
- Chapter 1. Foreign Trade and Sociopolitical Evolution
- Chapter 2. Sources for the Study of Prehispanic Philippine Chiefdoms
- Part II: Structure and Evolution of Complex Societies
- Chapter 3. Chiefly Authority and Political Structure
- Chapter 4. Political Cycling in Philippine Chiefdoms
- Chapter 5. Social Stratification in Contact Period Societies
- Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Social Ranking: Changing Patterns of Household Wealth and Mortuary Differentiation
- Part III: Foreign Trade and Internal Transformation
- Chapter 7. The Long-Distance Porcelain Trade
- Chapter 8. Mobilizing Resources: Regional Production, Tribute, and Lowland- Upland Exchange Systems
- Chapter 9. The Evolution of Craft Specialization
- Chapter 10. Alliance and Prestige Goods Exchange
- Chapter 11.Competitive Feasting
- Chapter 12. Raiding and Militarism as a Competitive Strategy
- Part IV: Conclusion
- Chapter 13. Trade Competition and Political Transformations in Philippine Chiefdoms
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author