Mesoamerican plazas : arenas of community and power /
This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
[2014]
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| Summary: | This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created, negotiated and subverted social realities. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 266 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-255) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816530588 (cloth : alk. paper) 0816530580 (cloth : alk. paper) |