Foias, Antonia E. <br/><br/>
Ancient Maya political dynamics /Antonia E. Foias ; foreword by Diane Z. Chase and Arlen F. Chase. 

 - Gainesville :  University Press of Florida,  (c)2013. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Maya studies .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction --  Political anthropology, archaeology, and ancient politics --  Archaeological studies of ancient politics --  Reconstructing classic Maya polities: the macro scale of political analysis --  Internal dynamics, bureaucracy, and political centralization: the middle scale of political analysis --  The flow and use of power: the micro scale of political analysis --  Conclusions: toward an archaeology of power. 
<br/><br/> An exploration, using research from the Maya site Motul de San Jose in Guatemala, of how political structures and dynamics have been examined by political anthropologists and archaeologists over the last century. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780813048321 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mayas--Politics and government.--Guatemala<br/>Mayas--History.--Guatemala<br/>Mayas--Antiquities.--Guatemala<br/>Political anthropology--Guatemala.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1435  / .A535 2013