Mesoamerican plazas : arenas of community and power / edited by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Takeshi Inomata.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tsukamoto, Kenichiro, 1973- editor.

Inomata, Takeshi, 1961- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maya architecture--Mexico.

Maya architecture.

Maya architecture--Central America.

Indian architecture--Mexico.

Indian architecture.

Plazas.

Mexico.

Indian architecture--Central America.

Central America.

Plazas--Mexico.

Plazas--Central America.

Mexico--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Central America--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

vi, 266 pages ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2014]

Summary:

"This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created, negotiated, and subverted social realities"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Plaza Constructions and Public Events

1 Plaza Builders of the Preclassic Maya Lowlands: The Construction of a Public Space and a Community at Ceibal, Guatemala / Takeshi Inomata Inomata, Takeshi 19

2 Social Identities, Power Relations, and Urban Transformations: Politics of Plaza Construction at Teotihuacan / Tatsuya Murakami Murakami, Tatsuya 34

3 Multiple Identities on the Plazas: The Classic Maya Center of El Palmar, Mexico / Kenichiro Tsukamoto Tsukamoto, Kenichiro 50

Part II Plazas in Broader Spatial Contexts

4 Early Olmec Open Spaces at San Lorenzo, Veracruz / Ann Cyphers Cyphers, Ann, Timothy Murtha Murtha, Timothy 71

5 Empty Space, Active Place: The Sociopolitical Role of Plazas in the Mixteca Alta / Marijke Stoll Stoll, Marijke 90

6 The Social Construction of Public Spaces at Palenque and Chinikihá, Mexico / Rodrigo Liendo Stuardo Stuardo, Rodrigo Liendo, Javier López Mejía Mejía, Javier López, Arianna Campiani Campiani, Arianna 108

7 Interpreting Plaza Spaces Using Soil Chemistry: The View from Honduras / Kara A. Rothenberg Rothenberg, Kara A. 121

8 Plazas in Comparative Perspective in South-Central Veracruz from the Classic to the Postclassic Period (AD 300-1350) / Alanna Ossa Ossa, Alanna 130

Part III Plazas and Images

9 Early Transformations of Monte Alban's Main Plaza and Their Political Implications, 500 BC-AD 200 / Javier Urcid Urcid, Javier, Arthur Joyce Joyce, Arthur 149

10 Plazas and the Patios of the Feathered Serpent / William M. Ringle Ringle, William M. 168

11 Plaza, Atrium, and Maya Social Memory in Sixteenth-Century Itzmal / Amara Solari Solari, Amara 193

Part IV Commentary

12 Ancient Plazas: Spaces of Inquiry in Mesoamerica and Beyond / Jerry D. Moore Moore, Jerry D. 213.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816530588

0816530580

OCLC:

861554602