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Book/Printed Material Networks of power : political relations in the late postclassic Naco Valley, Honduras

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Title

  • Networks of power : political relations in the late postclassic Naco Valley, Honduras

Summary

  • Describing the material and behavioral patterns pertaining to the Late Postclassic period using components of three settlements in the Naco Valley of northwestern Honduras, the book focuses on how contests for power shaped political structures. Power-seeking individuals, including but not restricted to ruling elites, depended on network of allies to support their political objectives. Ongoing and partially successful competitions waged within networks led to the incorporation of exotic ideas and imported items into the daily practices of all Naco Valley occupants. The result was a fragile hierarchical structure forever vulnerable to the initiatives of agents operating on local and distant stages. --
  • Little is known about how Late Postclassic populations in southeast Mesoamerica organized their political relations. Networks of Power fills gaps in the knowledge of this little-studied area, reconstructing the course of political history in the Naco Valley from the fourteenth through early sixteenth centuries. --
  • Networks of Power describes who was involved in these competitions and in which network drew participated; what resources were mustered within these webs; which projects were fueled by these assets; and how, and to what extent, they contributed to the achievement of political aims. --Book Jacket.

Names

  • Schortman, Edward M.
  • Urban, Patricia A. (Patricia Ann), 1950-

Created / Published

  • Boulder, Colo. : University Press of Colorado, [2011]
  • ©2011

Headings

  • -  Elite (Social sciences)--Honduras--Naco Valley
  • -  Excavations (Archaeology)--Honduras--Naco Valley
  • -  Mayas--Honduras--Naco Valley--Antiquities
  • -  Mayas--Honduras--Naco Valley--Kings and rulers
  • -  Mayas--Honduras--Naco Valley--Politics and government
  • -  Power (Social sciences)--Honduras--Naco Valley
  • -  Social archaeology--Honduras--Naco Valley
  • -  Naco Valley (Honduras)--Antiquities

Notes

  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-269) and index.
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 electronic resource (xx, 277 pages )

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F1505.1.N33

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2020715136

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  • Unrestricted online access

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  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Schortman, Edward M, and Patricia A Urban. Networks of power: political relations in the late postclassic Naco Valley, Honduras. [Boulder, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, ©, 2011] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715136/.

APA citation style:

Schortman, E. M. & Urban, P. A. (2011) Networks of power: political relations in the late postclassic Naco Valley, Honduras. [Boulder, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, ©] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2020715136/.

MLA citation style:

Schortman, Edward M, and Patricia A Urban. Networks of power: political relations in the late postclassic Naco Valley, Honduras. [Boulder, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, ©, 2011] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2020715136/>.