Ancient Maya Political Dynamics.
Title:
Ancient Maya Political Dynamics.
Author:
Foias, Antonia E.
ISBN:
9780813048321
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (307 pages)
Series:
Maya Studies
Contents:
Cover -- Ancient Maya Political Dynamics -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Political Anthropology, Archaeology, and Ancient Politics -- 3. Archaeological Studies of Ancient Politics -- 4. Reconstructing Classic Maya Polities: The Macro Scale of Political Analysis -- 5. Internal Dynamics, Bureaucracy, and Political Centralization: The Middle Scale of Political Analysis -- 6. The Flow and Use of Power: The Micro Scale of Political Analysis -- 7. Conclusions: Toward an Archaeology of Power -- References Cited -- Index.
Abstract:
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 experience of individuals. 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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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