Commodity Chains in Archaeological Research: Cotton Cloth in the Aztec Economy

Millhauser, John K.; Overholtzer, Lisa

doi:10.1007/s10814-019-09134-9

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“…While the multidimensional approach to exchange systems allows assessment of similarities and variations of exchange practice, exchange constitutes only a part of the whole economic practice and it is critical to develop a more holistic approach that integrates sequential processes of production, exchange, and consumption (Millhauser and Overholtzer 2020; Murakami 2016a). The nature of relationship between production, exchange, and consumption is an empirical question (but see Hirth 1998), and we cannot presuppose causal relationships.…”

Section: Institutional Framework For Exchange: Developing a Multidimensional Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%

2 Reconfiguring Market Economy: Dimensions of Exchange and Social Relations at Teotihuacan

Murakami

2021

Archaeological Papers of the American

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Polanyi's categorical models of exchange systems (reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange) have provided a powerful tool for characterizing ancient (and modern) economies. While such models are useful in some respects, they obscure variations within each economic system and similarities between different systems. This chapter explores different dimensions of exchange, including market exchange, as a methodological framework for assessing the nature of exchange systems. Then, it examines the nexus of economy and social relations and provides a more nuanced understanding of the variations and commonalities of economic systems using a case study from Teotihuacan, the capital of a regional state in pre‐Contact Mesoamerica (150–600 CE). [exchange, market economy, Polanyi, consumption approach]

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Section: Institutional Framework For Exchange: Developing a Multidimensional Approachmentioning

confidence: 99%