Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by T. Patrick Culbert
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| Series | School of American Research Advanced Seminars |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:416 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | History of writing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521564458
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| Classifications | Dewey:306.20972 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
29 March 1996 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This volume is the first to present in detail the results of recent decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing and to consider the implications of a Classic Maya written history. Contributors examine the way in which the Maya elite created the kinship, alliance, warfare and ceremonial networks on which the civilization was founded.
Reviews'From Classic Maya Political History we gain a deeper and more complete picture of one of the non-Western world's most sophisticated civilisations.' New Scientist 'In summary, this important book makes the exciting recent developments in Maya epigraphy accessible to a wider anthropological audience ... [it] synthesizes the current state of the art and points the way for future research in a field that is changing the way we view Classic Maya civilization.' Man
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