Rethinking polity formation: A gendered perspective on formative period household development in the pacific coast region of Guatemala

Archeological Papers of the American Anthropological Association

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-101

  Tejeda, Ana S ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Mesoamerica; Polity formation; Social complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880844970     PISSN: 1551823X     EISSN: 15518248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-8248.2008.00007.x     Document Type: Article

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