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The ancient urban Maya : neighborhoods, inequality, and built form
- Title
- The ancient urban Maya : neighborhoods, inequality, and built form / Scott R. Hutson ; foreword by John W. Janusek, Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson.
- Author
- Hutson, Scott
- Publication
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- Copyright 2016
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- Description
- xvi, 260 pages : illustrations, maps; 24 cm
- Summary
- Hutson examines the Mesoamerican lowland cities of the empire and asks, "Why did people choose to live in cities?" Offering a synthesis of previous research on Maya cities, Hutson describes the composition and attractions of these cities by examining the function of boundaries, agency, and the actors involved.
- Series Statement
- Ancient cities of the New World
- Uniform Title
- Ancient cities of the New World.
- Alternative Title
- Urban Maya
- Subjects
- Mayas > Antiquities
- Mayas > Urban residence
- Cities and towns > Central America > History
- Urbanization > Mexico > History
- Mayas > Social conditions
- Cities and towns > Mexico > History
- Social archaeology > Central America
- City planning > Mexico > History
- Urbanization > Central America > History
- City planning > Central America > History
- Social archaeology > Mexico
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
- Contents
- Cities and urban centers : definitions, challenges, and attractions -- Ancient Maya cities and urban centers -- Identifying neighborhoods and other intermediate social units -- Neighborhoods at Chunchucmil / Scott Hutson and Jacob Welch -- The spatial experience of inequality -- The allure of Maya cities -- Conclusions and contributions.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-3110
- ISBN
- 9780813062761
- 0813062764
- LCCN
- 2015040941
- OCLC
- 913057884
- Author
- Hutson, Scott, author.
- Title
- The ancient urban Maya : neighborhoods, inequality, and built form / Scott R. Hutson ; foreword by John W. Janusek, Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson.
- Publisher
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- Copyright 2016
- Type of Content
- textstill imagecartographic image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Ancient cities of the New WorldAncient cities of the New World.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
- Added Author
- Janusek, John Wayne, 1963- author of introduction, etc.Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953- author of introduction, etc.Masson, Marilyn A., author of introduction, etc.Hutson, Scott. Neighborhoods at Chunchucmil.Welch, Jacob. Neighborhoods at Chunchucmil.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-3110