| Description |
xii, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to the Problem. The Activities of Gilgamesh. Professional Perspectives -- Pt. I. Skilled Crafting. 2. What Skilled Crafting Means. Qualities of Skilled Crafting. Crafting as Transformation. Crafting and Creation. 3. Skilled Artisans in Time and Space. Artisans and the Ancestors. Artisans and Geographical Distance. Travelers, Traders, and Artisans. Traveling as Skilled Craft. The Authenticity of Distance. 4. Qualities of Skilled Artisans. Flawed Creators or the Epitome of Humanness. Aesthetics. 5. Skilled Crafting and Political Authority. Crafting and Politics in Egalitarian Societies. Power over Things as Power over People. The Kingly Craft of Building -- Pt. II. Acquisition. 6. Exchange, Trade, and Acquisition. Acquisition Defined. Acquisition Explored |
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7. Acquisition in Time and Space. Original Travelers and Original Trade. Craft and the Conduct of Acquisition. 8. Qualities of Acquisition. The Flawed and the Ideal. The Accumulation of Wealth. Wealth and the Ancestors. 9. Naturally Endowed Goods and Skillfully Crafted Goods. The Tangible and the Material. Hunting. The Skillfully Crafted vs. the Naturally Endowed. 10. Acquisition and Political Authority. Elites and the Outside. Elites as Acquirers. Acquisition and Ancestral Conditions -- Pt. III. Centers and Origins. 11. Superordinate Centers. Outside Centers and Ancestral Powers. Superordinate Centers. 12. Acquisitional Polities. Characteristics of Centers-Out-There. The Acquisition of "Civilization" -- 13. Conclusions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [247]-278) and index |
| Subject |
Commerce -- History.
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Exchange.
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Political anthropology.
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Quality of products.
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Workmanship.
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| LC no. |
92026296 |
| ISBN |
0292730748 (alk. paper) |
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0292730780 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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