Stephen D. Houston, Takeshi Inomata

The Classic Maya

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is the first in-depth synthesis of the Classic Maya.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 402
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 753g
• ISBN-13: 9780521669726
• ISBN-10: 0521669723
• Artikelnr.: 26565152

Autorenporträt

Stephen Houston is the Dupee Family Professor of Social Sciences at Brown University. The author of numerous books and articles, he is also an archaeologist who has excavated and mapped Classic Maya cities for more than 25 years. A MacArthur Fellow, Houston is also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Science Foundation.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Setting: 1. Introduction
2. Sociality
3. Beginnings
4. The Classic period
Part II. Social Actors: 5. Kings and queens, courts and palaces
6. Nobles
7. Gods, supernaturals, and ancestors
8. Farmers
9. Craftspeople and traders
10. End of an era
Epilogue.