Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Comparative Chronologies 1000 B.C. to A.D. 1600 x
5. Part I: Introduction
6. Chapter 1. Foreign Trade and Sociopolitical Evolution 3
7. Chapter 2. Sources for the Study of Prehispanic Philippine Chiefdoms 29
8. Part II: Structure and Evolution of Complex Societies
9. Chapter 3. Chiefly Authority and Political Structure 57
10. Chapter 4. Political Cycling in Philippine Chiefdoms 85
11. Chapter 5. Social Stratification in Contact Period Societies 120
12. Chapter 6. The Dynamics of Social Ranking: Changing Patterns of Household Wealth and Mortuary Differentiation 144
13. Part III: Foreign Trade and Internal Transformation
14. Chapter 7. The Long-Distance Porcelain Trade 183
15. Chapter 8. Mobilizing Resources: Regional Production, Tribute, and Lowland- Upland Exchange Systems 221
16. Chapter 9. The Evolution of Craft Specialization 261
17. Chapter 10. Alliance and Prestige Goods Exchange 292
18. Chapter 11.Competitive Feasting 313
19. Chapter 12. Raiding and Militarism as a Competitive Strategy 336
20. Part IV: Conclusion
21. Chapter 13. Trade Competition and Political Transformations in Philippine Chiefdoms 373
22. Notes 387
23. Bibliography 417
24. Index 461
25. About the Author 478