{"product_id":"the-gift-of-the-middle-tanana-dene-pre-colonial-history-in-the-alaskan-interior-paperback","title":"The Gift of the Middle Tanana: Dene Pre-Colonial History in the Alaskan Interior - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGerad M. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEvelynn Combs\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by), \u003cb\u003eCharles E. Holmes\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Middle Tanana Valley in Alaska remains one of the most important regions of the continent for archaeological research. In The Gift of the Middle Tanana: Dene Pre-Colonial History in the Alaskan Interior, Gerad Smith explores the history, ethnography, and archaeological record of the Native people in this region during the late Holocene. Smith creates an interpretive framework informed by Alaskan Native traditions, focusing on traditional place names and the deep-play rituals of reciprocity. Smith sets forth the case that the local themes and oral traditions of the potlatch are better understood not as singular ceremonial events but as a mechanism of regional social cohesion that dictated everyday life. The Gift of the Middle Tanana illustrates how the role of reciprocal deep-play shaped a traditional society that has lasted over a thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerad M. Smith is affiliate researcher in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53557239611699,"sku":"9781793654786","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/29WzAoK48c9781793654786.webp?v=1782892693","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-gift-of-the-middle-tanana-dene-pre-colonial-history-in-the-alaskan-interior-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}