Author: Richard E. Blanton

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1489909907

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 this emerging line of study.