Keresan Bridge

This is an unusual excursion into American Indian culture history by a British social anthropologist. It examines theories of the development of different Pueblo social structures with particular attention to Eggan. From a detailed re-analysis of the evidence and a consideration of material from the Eastern Keresan Pueblo of Cochiti based on his own fieldwork Dr Fox concludes that the theory that all Pueblos were derived from a common base is no longer tenable and that a diversity of origins is more probable. Apart from its contribution to Amerindian studies the book is of particular interest as an approach to modern culture history by a social anthropologist.