{"product_id":"mesoamerican-archaeology-theory-and-practice-hardback-9780631230519","title":"Mesoamerican Archaeology; Theory and Practice (Hardback) 9780631230519","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMesoamerican Archaeology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eTheory and Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJulia A. Hendon (Edited by), JA Hendon (Author), Rosemary A. Joyce (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631230519, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 September 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e368 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 17.8 x 2.5 cm, 0.879 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This is not the same old culture history but a respectable compilation of recent fieldwork and analysis within a framework of innovative problem-oriented research. Joyce's introductory chapter is a synthetic \u003ci\u003etour de force\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eJournal of the Royal Anthropological Institute\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With specially commissioned essays by leading scholars, this is an excellent up-to-date introduction to Mesoamerican archaeology.\" \u003ci\u003eOxbow Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"In this volume archaeologists have, at last, a textbook on Mesoamerica that combines recent data with current social thought. The chapters are beautifully written and provocative, giving deeper insight into Mesoamerican cultural diversity without simplifying 5000 years into a single story. Hendon and Joyce have chosen contributors who are not just specialists, but who are some of the most exciting thinkers of our generation.\" \u003ci\u003eK. Anne Pyburn, Indiana University\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding book. It is exactly what we’ve needed in the field for a very long time and should be used by everyone teaching a course in Mesoamerican archaeology. Hendon and Joyce have done an outstanding job of integrating fresh essays by leading scholars into a text that is both theoretically informed and empirically up to date. The combination of theory and data make it an indispensable work.\" \u003ci\u003eMichael Love, California State University, Northridge\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOffering an alternative to traditional textbooks, \u003ci\u003eMesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates by top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Central America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comprehensive introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica by focusing on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExamines key moments in the Mesoamerican historical tradition, from the earliest villages where Olmec art flourished, to the Aztec and Maya City-states that Spanish invaders described in the 16th century.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEngages the chronological benchmarks of precolumbian social development in Mesoamerica, such as the transition to village life, emergence of political stratification, and formation of Mesoamerican urban centers.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes an extensive introduction by the editors that situates contemporary Mesoamerican archaeology in the broader terms of the social politics of archaeology.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor further resources to use with this book - including study questions, maps and photographs - visit the website at www.blackwellpublishing.com\/BSGA\/mesoam\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editors' Preface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eList of Contributors\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Mesoamerica: A Working Model\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRosemary A. Joyce, University of California, Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Mesoamerica Goes Public: Early Ceremonial Centers, Leaders, and Communities\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn E. Clark, Brigham Young University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Shared Art Styles and Long-Distance Contact in Early Mesoamerica\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard G. Lesure, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Governance and Policy at Classic Teotihuacan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaburo Sugiyama, Aichi Prefectural University, Japan\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Social Identity and Daily Life at Classic Teotihuacan\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLinda Manzanilla, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Social Diversity and Everyday Life within Classic Maya Settlements\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCynthia Robin, Northwestern University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Classic Maya Landscapes and Settlement\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWendy Ashmore, University of California, Riverside\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Sacred Space and Social Relations in the Classic Valley of Oaxaca\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eArthur A. Joyce, University of Colorado\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Archaeology of History in Postclassic Oaxaca\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn M. D. Pohl, University of California, Los Angeles\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Meaning by Design: Ceramics, Feasting and Figured Worlds in Postclassic Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth M. Brumfiel, Albion College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. The Rural and Urban Landscapes of the Aztec State: Regional Perspectives and the Basin of Mexico Settlement Pattern Project\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeborah L. Nichols, Dartmouth College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. Postclassic and Colonial Period Sources on Maya Society and History\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulia A. 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