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xiv, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
An exploration, using research from the Maya site Motul de San Jose in Guatemala, of how political structures and dynamics have been examined by political anthropologists and archaeologists over the last century.
Introduction -- Political anthropology, archaeology, and ancient politics -- Archaeological studies of ancient politics -- Reconstructing classic Maya polities: the macro scale of political analysis -- Internal dynamics, bureaucracy, and political centralization: the middle scale of political analysis -- The flow and use of power: the micro scale of political analysis -- Conclusions: toward an archaeology of power.
Antonia E. Foias ; foreword by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-280) and index.