War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica

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Summary

Offering new insight into 3000 years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest, this study examines the methods, purposes and values of warfare as practiced by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state.

Product details

• Authors: R. Hassig, Ross Hassig
• Assisted by: Ross Hassig (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.08.1992
• EAN: 9780520077348
• ISBN: 978-0-520-07734-8
• No. of pages: 347
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous; South America, HISTORY / Military / General, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Latin America / South America, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, Warfare & defence, Warfare and defence, History of the Americas, Central America, Mexico and Central America