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The ancient urban Maya : neighborhoods, inequality, and built form / Scott R. Hutson ; foreword by John W. Janusek, Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson.
Penn Museum Library F1435.3.U72 H87 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hutson, Scott, author.
- Janusek, John Wayne, 1963- author of introduction, etc.
- Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953- author of introduction, etc.
- Masson, Marilyn A., author of introduction, etc.
- Series:
- Ancient cities of the New World
- Ancient cities of the new world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Urban Mayas.
- Mayas--Antiquities.
- Mayas.
- City planning--Mexico.
- City planning.
- Mexico.
- Urbanization.
- Mayas--Urban residence.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 260 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2016]
- 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.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-252) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813062761
- 0813062764
- OCLC:
- 913057884
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