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Ancient Maya Political Economies
. Ed(S): Masson, Marilyn A.; Freidel, David A.
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Description for Ancient Maya Political Economies
Hardback. This text examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Editor(s): Masson, Marilyn A.; Freidel, David A. Num Pages: 288 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCG; 1QDA; HBJK; HBLC; JP; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 839.
Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange and tribute and address the difficult question of how the flow of utilitarian goods supported Maya kingdoms and their ruling classes. Using models originally developed by William L. Rathje, the authors explore core-periphery relations, the use of household analysis to reconstruct political economy, and evidence for market development. In doing so, they challenge the conventional wisdom of decentralized Maya political authority and replace it with a more complex view of the political economic foundations of Maya civilization.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780759100800
SKU
V9780759100800
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About . Ed(S): Masson, Marilyn A.; Freidel, David A.
Marilyn A. Masson is an anthropologist at the State University of New York, Albany. David A. Freidel is an anthropologist at Southern Methodist University.
Reviews for Ancient Maya Political Economies
This important volume examines the changing nature of pre-Columbian Maya political economies in different regions and time periods and at different scales...This book is a significant contribution to the archaeological literature. I believe that it should be a "must-read" volume for scholars of the ancient Maya and would be stimulating reading for any archaeologist interested in early political economies.
Jeremy A. Sabloff, University of Pennsylvania
Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 59, 2003
These papers, originally presented at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in 2000, offer a unique overview of current research on the prehispanic Maya's political economy, defined by the editors as the "ways in which economic production and exchange are manipulated to support the power of a society's leaders." ... The reintroduction of economic issues is a welcome complement to recent studies of Maya political organization based primarily on texts and images. The contributions include important overviews of the organization of production and exchange of salt,ceramics, shell, cacao, and obsidian, including discussion of the development of currencies and markets. They span all periods from the preclassic through the early colonial and cover the Maya lowlands... several contributors (West, Foias, Dahlin and Ardren, and Hanson) offer highly readable papers that make important arguments sure to sustain debate for some time.
R. A. Joyce, University of California, Berkeley
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Jeremy A. Sabloff, University of Pennsylvania
Journal of Anthropological Research, Vol. 59, 2003
These papers, originally presented at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in 2000, offer a unique overview of current research on the prehispanic Maya's political economy, defined by the editors as the "ways in which economic production and exchange are manipulated to support the power of a society's leaders." ... The reintroduction of economic issues is a welcome complement to recent studies of Maya political organization based primarily on texts and images. The contributions include important overviews of the organization of production and exchange of salt,ceramics, shell, cacao, and obsidian, including discussion of the development of currencies and markets. They span all periods from the preclassic through the early colonial and cover the Maya lowlands... several contributors (West, Foias, Dahlin and Ardren, and Hanson) offer highly readable papers that make important arguments sure to sustain debate for some time.
R. A. Joyce, University of California, Berkeley
CHOICE