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The Ancient Maya Marketplace: The Archaeology of Transient Space
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Hardcover. "The Ancient Maya Marketplace, edited by Eleanor M. King, reviews the debate on prehispanic Maya markets. The volume's contributors challenge the model of a non-commercialized Maya economy and offer compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces among the Maya"--Provided by publisher. Editor(s): King, Eleanor M. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 line drawings, 6 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLC; 1QDAK; 3F; 3H; HBJK; HBLC; HDD; KCZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 567.
Trading was the favorite occupation of the Maya, according to early Spanish observers such as Fray Diego de Landa (1566). Yet scholars of the Maya have long dismissed trade—specifically, market exchange—as unimportant. They argue that the Maya subsisted primarily on agriculture, with long-distance trade playing a minor role in a largely non-commercialized economy.
The Ancient Maya Marketplace reviews the debate on Maya markets and offers compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces in the Maya Lowlands. Its authors rethink the prevailing views about Maya economic organization and offer new perspectives. They attribute the dearth of ... Read more
Trading was the favorite occupation of the Maya, according to early Spanish observers such as Fray Diego de Landa (1566). Yet scholars of the Maya have long dismissed trade—specifically, market exchange—as unimportant. They argue that the Maya subsisted primarily on agriculture, with long-distance trade playing a minor role in a largely non-commercialized economy.
The Ancient Maya Marketplace reviews the debate on Maya markets and offers compelling new evidence for the existence and identification of ancient marketplaces in the Maya Lowlands. Its authors rethink the prevailing views about Maya economic organization and offer new perspectives. They attribute the dearth of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816500413
SKU
V9780816500413
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99-15
About
Eleanor M. King is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Howard University, USA. She is the co-director of the Maax Na Archaeology Project in northwestern Belize.
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