Julia A. Hendon / Rosemary A. Joyce

Gebundenes Buch

Mesoamerican Archaeology

Theory and Practice

Herausgeber: Hendon, Julia A; Joyce, Rosemary A

Beschreibung

Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice 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. Mesoamerican Archaeology 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. The book is further enriched by an extensive editorial introduction, which situates contemporary Mesoamerican archaeology in the broader terms of the social politics of archaeology. For further resources to use with this book - including study questions, maps and photographs - visit the website at www.blackwellpublishing.com/BSGA/mesoam

Autor

Julia A. Hendon 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 Anthropological Literature: An Index to Periodical Articles and Essays (1988-1996). Rosemary A. Joyce 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: Gender and Power in Prehispanic Mesoamerica (2001), The Languages of Archaeology (2002), and Embodied Lives: Egypt and the Ancient Maya (editor, with Lynn Meskell, 2003).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 255mm x 178mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 879g
• ISBN-13: 9780631230519
• ISBN-10: 0631230513
• Artikelnr.: 22099961

Rezensionen

"This is not the same old culture history but a respectablecompilation of recent fieldwork and analysis within a framework ofinnovative problem-oriented research. Joyce's introductory chapteris a synthetic tour de force." Journal of the RoyalAnthropological Institute

"With specially commissioned essays by leading scholars, this isan excellent up-to-date introduction to Mesoamerican archaeology."Oxbow Books

"In this volume archaeologists have, at last, a textbook onMesoamerica that combines recent data with current social thought.The chapters are beautifully written and provocative, giving deeperinsight into Mesoamerican cultural diversity without simplifying5000 years into a single story. Hendon and Joyce have chosencontributors who are not just specialists, but who are some of themost exciting thinkers of our generation." K. Anne Pyburn,Indiana University

"Mesoamerican Archaeology: Theory and Practice is anoutstanding book. It is exactly what we've needed in thefield for a very long time and should be used by everyone teachinga course in Mesoamerican archaeology. Hendon and Joyce have done anoutstanding job of integrating fresh essays by leading scholarsinto a text that is both theoretically informed and empirically upto date. The combination of theory and data make it anindispensable work." Michael Love, California State University,Northridge