{"product_id":"mesoamerican-archaeology-isbn-9780631230519","title":"Mesoamerican Archaeology","description":"Offering 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\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.\u003cbr\u003e \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.\u003cbr\u003e \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.\u003cbr\u003e \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 \u003cbr\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 \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. Hendon, Gettysburg College\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\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  \u003cb\u003eJulia A. Hendon\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Gettysburg College. She is a Maya archaeologist with field experience since 1980 in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras, and is the former editor of \u003ci\u003eAnthropological Literature: An Index to Periodical Articles and Essays\u003c\/i\u003e (1988–1996).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRosemary A. Joyce\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Berkeley. She has been engaged in archaeological fieldwork in Honduras since 1977. Her most recent publications include: \u003ci\u003eGender and Power in Prehispanic Mesoamerica\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eThe Languages of Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e (2002), and \u003ci\u003eEmbodied Lives: Egypt and the Ancient Maya\u003c\/i\u003e (editor, with Lynn Meskell, 2003).\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eMesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced introduction to the archaeology of Mesoamerica. Offering an alternative to traditional textbooks, this volume places the reader in the middle of contemporary debates among top archaeologists actively exploring the major prehispanic societies of Mexico and Central America. Rather than attempt a single synthesis of current archaeology from the region, the text focuses on key time periods, sites, and the issues these times and places require us to confront. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMesoamerican Archaeology\u003c\/i\u003e examines 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 sixteenth century. Taken together, these writings engage the chronological benchmarks of Pre-Columbian social development in Mesoamerica, such as the transition to village life, emergence of political stratification, and formation of Mesoamerican urban centers. 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