The materiality of social power: The artifact-acquisition perspective

Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 67-88

  Walker, William H ^a   Schiffer, Michael Brian ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Material culture; Performance characteristics; Social power; Social theory; Technology and society

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747876936     PISSN: 10725369     EISSN: 15737764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10816-006-9002-4     Document Type: Article

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