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Ancient Maya Political Economies
Ancient Maya Political Economies, Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange, Ancient Maya Political Economies has a rating of 4 stars
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  • Ancient Maya Political Economies
  • Written by author David A. Freidel
  • Published by AltaMira Press, August 2002
  • Ancient Maya Political Economies examines variation in systems of economic production and exchange and how these systems supported the power networks that integrated Maya society. Chapters in this book take a hard look at existing models of elite exchange
  • In this volume, which is dedicated to William Rathje and indebted to his theories of material culture, 14 essays consider aspects of the political economies of the Maya in regions found in the Yucatan, Belize, and Guatemala. The papers range in scope from
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Preface
Ch. 1Introduction1
Ch. 2The Nouveau Elite Potlatch: One Scenario for the Monumental Rise of Early Civilizations31
Ch. 3The Origins of Maya Civilization: The Old Shell Game, Commodity, Treasure, and Kingship41
Ch. 4The Passage of the Late Preclassic into the Early Classic87
Ch. 5Praise the Ajaw and Pass the Kakaw: Xibun Maya and the Political Economy of Cacao123
Ch. 6Ceramic Exchange in the Late Classic and Postclassic Maya Lowlands: A Diachronic Approach140
Ch. 7Dynamics of Regional Integration in Northwestern Belize197
Ch. 8At the Crossroads: The Economic Basis of Political Power in the Petexbatun Region223
Ch. 9Modes of Exchange and Regional Patterns: Chunchucmil, Yucatan249
Ch. 10Praise the Gods and Pass the Obsidian?: The Organization of Ancient Economy in San Martin Jilotepeque, Guatemala285
Ch. 11New Perspectives on the Prehispanic Maya Salt Trade307
Ch. 12Community Economy and the Mercantile Transformation in Postclassic Northeastern Belize335
Ch. 13In Praise of Garbage: Historical Archaeology, Households, and the Maya Political Economy365
Ch. 14Perspectives on Economy and Theory398
Index419
About the Authors433


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