Mark D. Varien is Director of Research at the Crow Canyon Archaeological Research Center and the author of Sedentism and Mobility in a Social Landscape: Mesa Verde and Beyond. James M. Potter is the Senior Scientist in Archaeology at SWCA, Inc and author of Prehistory In West Prescott, Arizona.

The Social Construction of Communities examines the formation of ancient communities in the Southwest, focusing especially on the fundamental theoretical concepts of structure, agency, and identity construction.

Chapter 1. The Social Production of Communities: Structure, Agency, and Identity Part 2 Part I. Identity Chapter 3 Chapter 2. Space, Houses, and Bodies: Identity Construction and Destruction in Early Pueblo Villages Chapter 4 Chapter 3. Exchanging Identities: Early Pueblo I Red Ware Exchange and Identity North of the San Juan River Chapter 5 Chapter 4. Constructing Community and Transforming Identity at Albert Porter Pueblo Part 6 Part II. Agency and the Individual Chapter 7 Chapter 5. Agency and Gender in Prehispanic Pueblo Communities Chapter 8 Chapter 6. An Agent-Centered Case Study of the Depopulation of Sand Canyon Pueblo Part 9 Part III. Place and Landscape Chapter 10 Chapter 7. Agency, Place, and Space in the Castle Rock Communities Chapter 11 Chapter 8. History, Place, and Social Power in the Galisteo Basin, A.D. 1250-1325 Part 12 Part IV. Migration, Settlement, and Community Organization Chapter 13 Chapter 9. Imagining Communities in the Cibola Past Chapter 14 Chapter 10. Demography, Agricultural Potential, and Identity among Ancient Immigrants Part 15 Part V. Social Theory and Southwestern Communities Chapter 16 Chapter 11. Structure and Agency in Southwest Archaeology Chapter 17 Chapter 12. The Grounds for Agency in Southwest Archaeology Chapter 18 Chapter 13. Life as Movement: A Tewa View of Community and Identity