Household economies under the aztec and inka empires: A comparison

The Comparative Archaeology of Complex Societies

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 238-284

  Earle, Timothy ^a   Smith, Michael E ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84861206157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781139022712.012     Document Type: Chapter

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