Ancient Maya Politics - A Political Anthropology of the Classic Period 150900 Ce

List of contents

1. Introduction: the questions; Part I. Agendas in Classic Maya Politics: 2. Modelling the Maya; 3. On archaeopolitics; 4. Worlds in words; Part II. Epigraphic Data on Classic Maya Politics: 5. Identity; 6. Constitution; 7. Transcendence; 8. Matrimony; 9. Conflict; 10. Hierarchy; 11. Coda; Part III. A Political Anthropology of the Classic Maya; 12. Classic Maya networks; 13. Defining classic Maya political culture; 14. Hegemony in practice and theory; 15. Summary and conclusions: a society of kings.

About the author

Simon Martin is an Associate Curator and Keeper at the Penn Museum and Adjunct Associate Professor of Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-author of Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens (2008) and Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya (2004). He is currently the 2019–2020 Kislak Chair for the Study of the History and Cultures of the Early Americas at the Library of Congress, Washington DC.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Martin, Simon (University of Pennsylvania) Martin
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2020
• EAN: 9781108483889
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48388-9
• No. of pages: 538
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, CE period up to c 1500, Archaeology, Social and cultural history, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, History of the Americas, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, BCE to c 500 CE, BCE period – Protohistory, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, Central America, Mexico and Central America, Pre-Columbian America