Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence - Couverture souple

 
9780521564458: Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 052156445X ISBN 13 : 9780521564458
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1996

Synopsis

This volume presents the first history of the Classic Maya based on a combination of the Maya's own dynastic records and archaeological data.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Ancient Maya civilization once flourished in the rainforests of what is today southern Mexico and Central America. It possessed the only full system of writing ever to be developed in the Americas. The pace of decipherment of Maya hieroglyphic writing has accelerated, and within the last decade half of the inscriptions from the sites of the Classic Period (AD 250–900) have been translated. Much of the newly available information consists of historical records of the careers of Maya rulers of the time. This volume is the first to present in detail the results of decipherment 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 civilisation was founded. Drawing upon important material recently made available, they have transformed our understanding of the Maya.

Revue de presse

'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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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
1996
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
052156445X
ISBN 13 
9780521564458
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
416
Éditeur
Culbert T. Patrick
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9780521392105: Classic Maya Political History: Hieroglyphic and Archaeological Evidence

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521392101 ISBN 13 :  9780521392105
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1991
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