Classic Maya polities of the Southern Lowlands : integration, interaction, dissolution /
Classic Maya Polities of the Southern Lowlands investigates Maya political and social structure in the southern lowlands, assessing, comparing and interpreting the wide variation in Classic period Maya polity and city composition, development and integration. Traditionally, discussions of Classic Ma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boulder :
University Press of Colorado,
2015.
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| Summary: | Classic Maya Polities of the Southern Lowlands investigates Maya political and social structure in the southern lowlands, assessing, comparing and interpreting the wide variation in Classic period Maya polity and city composition, development and integration. Traditionally, discussions of Classic Maya political organization have been dominated by the debate over whether Maya polities were centralized or decentralized. With new, largely unpublished data from several recent archaeological projects, this book examines the premises, strengths and weaknesses of these two perspectives before moving beyond this long-standing debate and into different territory. The volume examines the articulations of the various social and spatial components of Maya polity, the relationships, strategies and practices that bound households, communities, institutions and dynasties into enduring (or short-lived) political entities. By emphasizing the internal negotiation of polity, the contributions provide an important foundation for a more holistic understanding of how political organization functioned in the Classic period. Contributors include Francisco Estrada Belli, James L. Fitzsimmons, Sarah E. Jackson, Caleb Kestle, Brigitte Kovacevich, Allan Maca, Damien B. Marken, James Meierhoff, Timothy Murtha, Cynthia Robin, Alexandre Tokovinine and Andrew Wyatt. |
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| Physical Description: | 285 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781607324126 1607324121 |