Mesoamerican plazas : : arenas of community and power / / edited by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Takeshi Inomata.

"This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people c...

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Place / Publishing House:Tucson : : University of Arizona Press,, [2014]
2014
Year of Publication:2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (273 pages) :; illustrations, map
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Summary:"This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created, negotiated, and subverted social realities"--
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780816530588 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780816598793
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: edited by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Takeshi Inomata.