Table of Contents

I. Introduction.- 1 • Integrating Approaches to Material Style in Theory and Philosophy.- II. High-Level Theory on the Causes of Style.- 2 • Style, Society, Myth, and Structure.- 3 • Style and the Self.- 4 • Style, Perception, and Geometry.- 5 • Style, Selection, and Historicity.- III. Middle-Range Theory: Relating form and Cause.- 6 • Building a Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design: Historical Perspectives and Tactics.- 7 • A Unified Middle-Range Theory of Artifact Design.- 8 • Basketry of Northern California Indians: Interpreting Style Hierarchies.- 9 • Cordage and Fabrics: Relating Form, Technology, and Social Processes.- 10 • Iroquois False Face Masks: The Multiple Causes of Style.- 11 • Approaches to Style: Complements and Contrasts.- IV. Style in Complex Societies.- 12 • Elite Styles in Hierarchically Organized Societies: The Chacoan Regional System.- 13 • Symbols to Power: Styles and Media in the Inka State.- V. Postscript.- 14 • Future Directions for Material Style Studies.- Series Publications.

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