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  • Cat Tales

    A History

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    A fascinating exploration of the incredible and improbable history of our relationship with cats from fearsome foe to purring pet, written by leading anthropologist, Jerry Moore.Feared, revered, respected, and beloved, cats have left an indelible paw print on the histories and civilizations of humankind. Over the last two million years, cats and people have interacted in diverse and unexpected ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Visions of Culture

    An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Fifth Edition, has been updated and expanded and provides a succinct, clear, and balanced introduction to theoretical developments in the field. The key ideas of thirty major theorists are briefly described and—unique to this textbook—linked to the biographical and fieldwork experiences that helped shape their theories. ... Read more

    $60.79 USD

  • Prehistory of South America

    Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least Known Continent

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    A Prehistory of South America is an overview of the ancient and historic native cultures of the entire continent of South America based on the most recent archaeological investigations. This accessible, clearly written text is designed to engage undergraduate and beginning graduate students in anthropology.For more than 12,000 years, South American cultures ranged from mobile hunters and gatherers ... Read more

    $25.89 USD

  • Incidence of Travel

    Recent Journeys in Ancient South America

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    In Incidence of Travel, archaeologist Jerry Moore draws on his personal experiences and historical and archaeological studies throughout South America to explore and understand the ways traditional peoples created cultural landscapes in the region. Using new narrative structures, Moore introduces readers to numerous archaeological sites and remains, describing what it is like to be in the field ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Prehistory of Home

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    Many animals build shelters, but only humans build homes. No other species creates such a variety of dwellings. Drawing examples from across the archaeological record and around the world, archaeologist Jerry D. Moore recounts the cultural development of the uniquely human imperative to maintain domestic dwellings. He shows how our houses allow us to physically adapt to the environment and ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Visions of Culture

    An Annotated Reader

    Edited by Jerry D. Moore ...
    Visions of Culture: A Reader, Second Edition, has been revised and expanded with new selections and is coordinated for use with Visions of Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theories and Theorists, Fifth Edition. Each selection is prefaced with a brief introduction about the anthropologist and the text. Each primary text is followed by a section titled “Queries and Connections,” a series ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Archaeology of Performance

    Theaters of Power, Community, and Politics

    by John Baines, Ian Hodder, Stephen D. Houston, Susan Kus, Jerry D. Moore, Victor Raharijaona, Adam T. Smith, Daniela Triadan ...
    Series series Archaeology in Society
    Performances in the premodern communities shaped identities, created meanings, generated and maintained political control. But unlike other social scientists, archaeologists have not worked much with these concepts. Archaeology of Performance shows how the notions of theatricality and spectacle are as important economics and politics in understanding how ancient communities work. Without ... Read more

    $55.99 USD

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    Cat Tales

    A History

    by Jerry D. Moore ...
    Narrated by Tom Parks ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 59 min

    Feared, revered, respected, and beloved, cats have left an indelible paw print on the histories and civilizations of humankind. Over the last two million years, cats and people have interacted in diverse and unexpected ways, but the predecessors of today's furry friends were predators, not pets.Leading anthropologist Jerry Moore charts the cat's path from deadly enemy to improbable roommate. Moore ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Rituals of the Past

    Prehispanic and Colonial Case Studies in Andean Archaeology

    Edited by Silvana Rosenfeld, Stefanie Bautista ...
    Rituals of the Past explores the various approaches archaeologists use to identify ritual in the material record and discusses the influence ritual had on the formation, reproduction, and transformation of community life in past Andean societies. A diverse group of established and rising scholars from across the globe investigates how ritual influenced, permeated, and altered political authority, ... Read more

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  • The First Maya Civilization

    Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period

    by Francisco Estrada-Belli ...
    When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.D., inaugurating the Classic period of Maya history that lasted for six centuries and saw the rise of such famous cities as Palenque, Copan and Yaxchilan, Maya civilization was already nearly a millennium old. Its first cities, such as Nakbe and El Mirador, had some of the largest temples ever raised in ... Read more

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  • Mesoamerican Archaeology

    Theory and Practice

    Edited by Julia A. Hendon, Lisa Overholtzer, Rosemary A. Joyce ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Studies in Global Archaeology
    A unique and wide-ranging introduction to the major prehispanic and colonial societies of Mexico and Central America, featuring new and revised material throughoutMesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice, Second Edition, provides readers with a diverse and well-balanced view of the archaeology of the indigenous societies of Mexico and Central America, helping students better understand key ... Read more

    $47.00 USD

  • Palenque

    Recent Investigations at the Classic Maya Center

    by Edwin L. Barnhart, Joshua A. Balcells Gonzalez, Mark B. Child, Arnoldo Gonzalez Cruz, Kirk D. French, Peter Matthews, Robert L. Rands, Merle Greene Robertson, Kirk D. Straight, Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo, David Stuart, C Rudy Larios Villata ...
    Palenque is one of the best known and oldest Mayan archaeological sites. But recently little has been published on the ongoing work here. Marken's collection brings the archaeological record of Palenque up to date. Chapters cover a wide range of topics from architecture to hieroglyphic texts, from broad issues of chronology to settlement to theoretical and methodological issues concerning ... Read more

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