Motul de San José: Politics, History, and Economy in a Classic Maya Polity: Politics, History, and Economy in a Maya Polity - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0813061466 ISBN 13: 9780813061467

Casa editrice: Univ Pr of Florida, 2015

Riassunto

“This volume is the first of its kind. A complex mosaic of how a relatively small Late Classic Maya polity was economically, socially, and politically organized. A must-read for all Maya scholars.”—James F. Garber, editor ofThe Ancient Maya of the Belize Valley
“The editors have assembled a remarkable array of evidence, including several innovative analytical methods. The product is a synthetic model that will shape how we understand and study Classic Maya political economy for the next several decades.”—Jason Yaeger, editor of Classic Maya Provincial Politics
Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political organization during the Classic period (AD 250–950). Complex questions regarding political centralization, economic change, and the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the civilization have been examined and reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul de San José.

By presenting a coherent interdisciplinary body of archaeological and environmental data, the volume offers an intensely deep, focused investigation of the various models of the ancient Maya political and economic systems. Research conducted over six seasons of fieldwork reveals a more centralized political system than expected and uncovers the workings of the ancient economic structure. The contributors offer new details concerning how involved royals and nonroyal elites were in the politics of nearby states, as well as an extensive tribute system.

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Antonia E. Foias, professor of anthropology at Williams College, is the author ofCeramics, Production, and Exchange in the Petexbatun Region: The Economic Parameters of the Classic Maya Collapse. Kitty F. Emeryis assistant curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History and associate professor at the University of Florida.

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Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political organization during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex questions regarding political centralization, economic change, and the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the civilization have been examined and reexamined from a variety of perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul de San JosU.

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• Editore: Univ Pr of Florida
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0813061466
• ISBN 13: 9780813061467
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 535
• Redattore: Foias Antonia E., Emery Kitty F.