Ancient Panama : chiefs in search of power / Mary W. Helms.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Helms, Mary W., author.

Series:

• Texas Pan American Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Indians of Central America.
• Panama--History--To 1903.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Texas Press, [1979]

Summary:

This book adds depth to our understanding of the political and religious elite ruling in Panama at thetime of the European conquest.

Contents:

• Intro
• Cover
• Series Page
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Preface
• 1. Panama in the Early Sixteenth Century
• 2. Fields of Influence
• 3. Symbolism and Power
• 4. Ideology and Exchange
• 5. Perspective from Colombia
• 6. The Interpretation of Long-Distance Exchange
• Appendix
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Index.

Notes:

• Description based on print version record.
• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Helms, Mary W. Ancient Panama

ISBN:

• 9780292766730
• 0292766734