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War and society in ancient Mesoamerica / Ross Hassig.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, �1992.Description: 1 online resource (x, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780520912281
  • 0520912284
  • 0585134960
  • 9780585134963
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: War and society in ancient Mesoamerica.DDC classification:
  • 972/.52 20
LOC classification:
  • F1219.3.W37 H37 1992eb
Other classification:
  • 15.85
Online resources:
Contents:
The approach to war -- The rise of warfare in Mesoamerica -- Warfare and the spread of states -- Teotihuacan and the integration of Mesoamerica -- The impact beyond the Empire -- The fall of Teotihuacan and its aftermath -- The Late Classic interregnum -- The reintegration of Mesoamerica -- The Aztec era -- Patterns of warfare in Mesoamerica.
Summary: In this study of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica, Hassig offers insights into 3000 years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest. He examines the methods, purposes, and values of warfare as practised by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-312) and index.

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In this study of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica, Hassig offers insights into 3000 years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 BC to the Spanish conquest. He examines the methods, purposes, and values of warfare as practised by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state.

The approach to war -- The rise of warfare in Mesoamerica -- Warfare and the spread of states -- Teotihuacan and the integration of Mesoamerica -- The impact beyond the Empire -- The fall of Teotihuacan and its aftermath -- The Late Classic interregnum -- The reintegration of Mesoamerica -- The Aztec era -- Patterns of warfare in Mesoamerica.

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