Ancient Maya Political Dynamics

Erscheinungsjahr 2014
ISBN: 978-0-8130-6089-7
Verlag: University Press of Florida

Buch, Englisch, 306 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 524 g

Reihe: Maya Studies

The study of politics, a dominating force throughout history, can provide great insight into the lives of ancient people. Because of the richness and complexity of Maya society, archaeologists and anthropologists have spent decades attempting to reconstruct its political systems.

In Ancient Maya Political Dynamics, Antonia Foias argues that there is no single Maya political history but multiple histories, no single Maya state but multiple polities that need to be understood at the level of the lived, individual experience. She explores the ways in which the dynamics of political power shaped the lives and landscape of the Maya and how this information can be used to look at other complex societies.

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Über Autor(innen)

Antonia E. Foias is professor of anthropology at Williams College, USA and the coeditor of Motul de San José: Politics, History, and Economy in a Classic Maya Polity.