The Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies: From Farmers' Fields to Rulers' Rea

Description: The Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies by Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Arthur A. Demarest A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and intricacy of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and intricacy of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods. Contributors from a wide range of disciplines move beyond paradigms of elite control and centralized exchange to focus on individual agency, highlighting production and exchange that took place at all levels of society. Case studies draw on new archaeological evidence from rural households and urban marketplaces to reconstruct the trade networks for tools, ceramics, obsidian, salt, and agricultural goods throughout the empire. They also describe the ways household production integrated with community, regional, and interregional markets. Redirecting the field of ancient Maya economic studies away from simplistic characterizations of the past by fully representing the range of current views on the subject, this volume delves deeply into multiple facets of a complex, interdependent material world. A volume in the series Maya Studies, edited by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase Author Biography Marilyn A. Masson, professor of anthropology at the University at Albany, State University of New York, is coauthor of Kukulcans Realm: Urban Life at Ancient Mayapán. David A. Freidel, professor of anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, is coeditor of Maya E Groups: Calendars, Astronomy, and Urbanism in the Early Lowlands. Arthur A. Demarest is Ingram Professor of Anthropology at Vanderbilt University and director of the Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology and Development. He is the author of Ancient Maya: The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization. Details ISBN0813066298 Author Arthur A. Demarest Short Title The Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies Series Maya Studies Language English Year 2020 ISBN-10 0813066298 ISBN-13 9780813066295 Format Hardcover Subtitle From Farmers Fields to Rulers Realms DEWEY 972.81 Pages 654 Imprint University Press of Florida Place of Publication Florida Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2020-09-08 NZ Release Date 2020-09-08 UK Release Date 2020-09-08 Illustrations 99 black & white illustrations, 23 tables Publisher University Press of Florida Edition Description New edition Publication Date 2020-09-30 Edited by Arthur A. Demarest Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2020-09-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161894136;

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