Houses and Households: A Comparative Study

by Richard E. Blanton

Book Overview

The author presents a large comparative database derived from ethnographic and architectural research in Southeast Asia, Egypt, Mesoamerica, and other areas; proposes new methodologies for comparative analyses of houses; and critically examines existing methodologies, theories, and data. His work expands on and systematizes comparative and cross-cultural approaches to the study of households and their environments to provide a firm foundation for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306444445
• ISBN13: 9780306444449
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"