| The Ascent of Chiefs: Cahokia and Mississippian Politics in Native North America Contributor(s): Pauketat, Timothy R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817307281 ISBN-13: 9780817307288 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $33.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1994 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 977.389 |
| LCCN: 93042734 |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.19" W x 9.26" (0.96 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Provides a theoretical explanation of how prehistoric Cahokia became a stratified society Considering Cahokia in terms of class struggle, Pauketat claims that the political consolidation in this region of the Mississippi Valley happened quite suddenly, around A.D. 1000, after which the lords of Cahokia innovated strategies to preserve their power and ultimately emerged as divine chiefs. The new ideas and new data in this volume will invigorate the debate surrounding one of the most important developments in North American prehistory. |