Drink, Power, and Society in the Andes
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alcohol
alcohol production
Andean peoples
Andean societies
archaeology
beverages
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Chicha
consumption
cultural creations
drinking
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ethnic identities
ethnography
exchange relationships
fermented plant beverages
foodways studies
gender roles
history
indigenous commodities
kinship bonds
social change
South American
status hierarchies
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- ISBN 9780813068381
- Weight: 430g
- Dimensions: 152 x 228mm
- Publication Date: 01 Dec 2020
- Publisher: University Press of Florida
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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For more than two thousand years, drinking has played a critical role in Andean societies. This collection provides a unique look at the history, ethnography, and archaeology of one of the most important traditional indigenous commodities in Andean South America--fermented plant beverages collectively known as chicha. The authors investigate how these forms of alcohol have played a huge role in maintaining gender roles, kinship bonds, ethnic identities, exchange relationships, and status hierarchies. They also consider how shifts in alcohol production, exchange, and consumption have precipitated social change.Unique among foodways studies for its extensive temporal coverage, Drink, Power, and Society in the Andes also brings together scholars from diverse theoretical, methodological, and regional perspectives.
Justin Jennings is senior curator of Latin American archaeology at the Royal Ontario Museum, as well as associate professor of anthropology at the University of Toronto. He is the author or editor of many books, including Globalizations and the Ancient World.
Brenda J. Bowser, professor of anthropology at California State University, Fullerton, is the coeditor of The Archaeology of Meaningful Places.
Brenda J. Bowser, professor of anthropology at California State University, Fullerton, is the coeditor of The Archaeology of Meaningful Places.
