Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos
Subtitle: ancient peoples of southern Mexico
By: Arthur A. Joyce
Contributors: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
Series: The peoples of America; Peoples of America
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9781444314946; 9781444314953
Subjects: Chatino Indians; History; Zapotec Indians; Mixtec Indians; HISTORY
Description: Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the origins, history, and interrelationships of the civilizations that arose and flourished in Oaxaca.: Provides an up-to-date summary of the current state of research findings and archaeological evidence; Uses contemporary social theory to address many key problems relating to archaeology of the Americas, including the dynamics of social life and the rise and fall of civilizations; Adds clarity to ongoing debates over cultural change and interregional interactions in ancient Mesoamerican societies; Supplemented with.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Table of contents: title: Front Matter; title: People, Culture, and History; title: Peoples and Landscapes on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest; title: From Foragers to Village Life; title: Negotiating Community and Complexity; title: From Village to City: The Founding and Early Development of Monte Alb̀n; title: Political Centralization in the Mixteca and Coast; title: Authority and Polity in the Classic Period; title: Collapse and Reemergence; title: Conclusions; title: Endnotes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.; title: Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico Arthur A. Joyce; Contents; Figures; Preface; one People, Culture, and History; two Peoples and Landscapes on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest; three From Foragers to Village Life; four Negotiating Community and Complexity; five From Village to City: The Founding and Early Development of Monte Alban; six Political Centralization in the Mixteca and Coast; seven Authority and Polity in the Classic Period; eight Collapse and Reemergence; nine Conclusions; Endnotes; Bibliography; Index.