Maya Political Science: Time, Astronomy, and the Cosmos

by Prudence M. Rice

Book Overview

How did the ancient Maya rule their world? Despite more than a century of archaeological investigation and glyphic decipherment, the nature of Maya political organization and political geography has remained an open question. Many debates have raged over models of centralization versus decentralization, superordinate and subordinate status--with far-flung analogies to emerging states in Europe, Asia, and Africa. But Prudence Rice asserts that neither...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292705697
• ISBN13: 9780292705692
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"