The Value of Things : Prehistoric to Contemporary Commodities in the Maya Region /

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"This book explores how the Mayans gave value to commodities through the lens of anthropology and archaeology"--Provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mathews, Jennifer P., 1969- (Editor ), Guderjan, Thomas H. (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Mayas > Commerce.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Value of Things
  • Jennifer P. Mathews and Thomas H. Guderjan; 1. The Value of Labor: How the Production Process Added Value to Pre-Columbian Maya Jade
  • Brigitte Kovacevich; 2. Production of Ancient Wetland Agricultural Commodities in the Maya Lowlands
  • Thomas H. Guderjan, Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, Timothy Beach, Steven Bozarth, and Samantha Krause; 3. Finding Value in the Mundane: Chert Features and Communities of Practice at San Bartolo, Guatemala
  • Joshua J. Kwoka.
  • 4. The Paynes Creek Salt Works, Belize: A Model for Ancient Maya Salt Production
  • Heather McKillop and E. Cory Sills5. Beekeeping Practices in Modern and Ancient Yucatán: Going from the Known to the Unknown
  • Briana Bianco, Rani T. Alexander, and Gary Rayson; 6. The Coin of Her Realm: Cacao as Gendered Goods among the Prehispanic and Colonial Maya
  • Eleanor Harrison-Buck; 7. Prerevolutionary Henequen Landscapes of Northwestern Yucatán
  • Allan D. Meyers.
  • 8. Cosmopolitan Living?: Examining the Sugar and Rum Industry of the Costa Escondida, Quintana Roo, Mexico
  • Jennifer P. Mathews and John Gust9. Plant-Food Commodities of the Maya Lowlands
  • Scott L. Fedick; 10. Questioning the Status of Land as Commodity in Maya Quintana Roo and Belize
  • Tiffany C. Cain and Richard M. Leventhal; 11. Changes in Ceramics as Commodities in Ticul, Yucatán, Mexico (1965-2008) and What They Tell Us about Ancient Maya Ceramic Production
  • Dean E. Arnold.
  • 12. Meaning in the Making: Locating Value in the Production and Consumption of Maya Tourist Arts
  • Mary Katherine ScottReferences; Contributors; Index.

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