Mesoamerican World System, 2001200 Ce - A Comparative Approach Analysis of West Mexico

Using the latest advances in world-systems analysis, this book examines the interaction networks in West Mexico from the early Classic to Post-classic period. It demonstrates how the archaeological record contains empirical evidence for the impact of global processes on local developments, in detail, in realms, and at spatial scales.

List of contents

1. West Mexico coalesced; 2. The comparative world-systems approach and its application to archaeology; 3. The regional setting of West Mexico at 200 CE; 4. The late formative-early classic period transition 200/250-550 CE; 5. World-system decentralization: spheres and networks in the Epiclassic period 600-900 CE; 6. The early Postclassic period transformation of West Mexico 900-1200 CE; 7. West Mexico in the Mesoamerican world system.

About the author

Peter Jimenez is Senior Research Archaeologist at the Regional Center of Zacatecas of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia of Mexico.

Summary

Using the latest advances in world-systems analysis, this book examines the interaction networks in West Mexico from the early Classic to Post-classic period. It demonstrates how the archaeological record contains empirical evidence for the impact of global processes on local developments, in detail, in realms, and at spatial scales.

Product details

• Authors: Peter F Jimenez, Peter F. Jimenez, Peter Jimenez Betts
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781108481120
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48112-0
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Pre and early history; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, General & world history, CE period up to c 1500, Ancient History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Archaeology by period / region, General and world history, History of the Americas, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, Mesoamerican cultures / civilisations