War And Society In Ancient Mesoamerica
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War And Society In Ancient Mesoamerica
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Author : Ross Hassig
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1992-08-19
War And Society In Ancient Mesoamerica written by Ross Hassig and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-08-19 with Social Science categories.
In this study of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica, Ross Hassig offers new insight into three thousand years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest. He examines the methods, purposes, and values of warfare as practiced by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state.
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds
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Author : Kurt A. Raaflaub
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds written by Kurt A. Raaflaub and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
This social history of war from the third millennium BCE to the 10th-century CE in the Mediterranean, the Near East and Europe (Egypt, Achamenid Persia, Greece, the Hellenistic World, the Roman Republic and Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the early Islamic World and early Medieval Europe) with parallel studies of Mesoamerica (the Maya and Aztecs) and East Asia (ancient China, medieval Japan). The volume offers a broadly based, comparative examination of war and military organization in their complex interactions with social, economic and political structures, as well as cultural practices.
Ancient Mesoamerican Warfare
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Author : M. Kathryn Brown
language : en
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Release Date : 2003
Ancient Mesoamerican Warfare written by M. Kathryn Brown and has been published by Rowman Altamira this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
Collection of articles providing new research on warfare in ancient Maya and other Mesoamerican societies based on archaeological, ethnohistorical, and linguistic evidence
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds
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Author : Kurt Raaflaub
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds written by Kurt Raaflaub and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with categories.
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds
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Author : Kurt A. Raaflaub
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
War And Society In The Ancient And Medieval Worlds written by Kurt A. Raaflaub and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
This social history of war from the third millennium BCE to the 10th-century CE in the Mediterranean, the Near East and Europe (Egypt, Achamenid Persia, Greece, the Hellenistic World, the Roman Republic and Empire, the Byzantine Empire, the early Islamic World and early Medieval Europe) with parallel studies of Mesoamerica (the Maya and Aztecs) and East Asia (ancient China, medieval Japan). The volume offers a broadly based, comparative examination of war and military organization in their complex interactions with social, economic and political structures, as well as cultural practices.
Wars And Conflicts In Prehispanic Mesoamerica And The Andes
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Author : Peter Eeckhout
language : es
Publisher: BAR International Series
Release Date : 2005
Wars And Conflicts In Prehispanic Mesoamerica And The Andes written by Peter Eeckhout and has been published by BAR International Series this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Andes Region categories.
Just like with any other society, past or present, warfare and conflict existed in Mesoamerica. Of less certainty are the causes of those wars, their rituals and their impact on the development of these complex societies.
Aztec Warfare
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Author : Ross Hassig
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1988
Aztec Warfare written by Ross Hassig and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
In exploring the pattern and methods of Aztec expansion, Ross Hassig focuses on political and economic factors. Because they lacked numerical superiority, faced logistical problems presented by the terrain, and competed with agriculture for manpower, the Aztecs relied as much on threats and the image of power as on military might to subdue enemies and hold them in their orbit. Hassig describes the role of war in the everyday life of the capital, Tenochtitlan: the place of the military in Aztec society; the education and training of young warriors; the organization of the army; the use of weapons and armor; and the nature of combat.
Seeking Conflict In Mesoamerica
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Author : Shawn G. Morton
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2019-11-29
Seeking Conflict In Mesoamerica written by Shawn G. Morton and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-29 with Social Science categories.
Seeking Conflict in Mesoamerica focuses on the conflicts of the ancient Maya, providing a holistic history of Maya hostilities and comparing them with those of neighboring Mesoamerican villages and towns. Contributors to the volume explore the varied stories of past Maya conflicts through artifacts, architecture, texts, and images left to posterity. Many studies have focused on the degree to which the prevalence, nature, and conduct of conflict has varied across time and space. This volume focuses not only on such operational considerations but on cognitive and experiential issues, analyzing how the Maya understood and explained conflict, what they recognized as conflict, how conflict was experienced by various groups, and the circumstances surrounding conflict. By offering an emic (internal and subjective) understanding alongside the more commonly researched etic (external and objective) perspective, contributors clarify insufficiencies and address lapses in data and analysis. They explore how the Maya defined themselves within the realm of warfare and examine the root causes and effects of intergroup conflict. Using case studies from a wide range of time periods, Seeking Conflict in Mesoamerica provides a basis for understanding hostilities and broadens the archaeological record for the “seeking” of conflict in a way that has been largely untouched by previous scholars. With broad theoretical reach beyond Mesoamerican archaeology, the book will have wide interdisciplinary appeal and will be important to ethnohistorians, art historians, ethnographers, epigraphers, and those interested in human conflict more broadly. Contributors: Matthew Abtosway, Karen Bassie-Sweet, George J. Bey III, M. Kathryn Brown, Allen J. Christenson, Tomás Gallareta Negrón, Elizabeth Graham, Helen R. Haines, Christopher L. Hernandez, Harri Kettunen, Rex Koontz, Geoffrey McCafferty, Jesper Nielsen, Joel W. Palka, Kerry L. Sagebiel, Travis W. Stanton, Alexandre Tokovinine
Blood And Beauty
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Author : Rex Koontz
language : en
Publisher: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Release Date : 2009-12-31
Blood And Beauty written by Rex Koontz and has been published by Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12-31 with History categories.
Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame have been the traditional categories through which scholars have examined organized violence in the artistic and material records of ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. This volume expands those traditional categories to include such concerns as gladiatorial-like boxing combats, investiture rites, trophy-head taking and display, dark shamanism, and the subjective pain inherent in acts of violence. Each author examines organized violence as a set of practices grounded in cultural understandings, even when the violence threatens the limits of those understandings. The authors scrutinize the representation of, and relationships between, different types of organized violence, as well as the implications of those activities, which can include the unexpected, such as violence as a means of determining and curing illness, and the use of violence in negotiation strategies.
How War Began
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Author : Keith F. Otterbein
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2004
How War Began written by Keith F. Otterbein and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
Have humans always fought and killed each other, or did they peacefully coexist until organized states developed? Is war an expression of human nature or an artifact of civilization? Questions about the origins and inherent motivations of warfare have long engaged philosophers, ethicists, and anthropologists as they speculate on the nature of human existence. In How War Began, author Keith F. Otterbein draws on primate behavior research, archaeological research, and data gathered from the Human Relations Area Files to argue for two separate origins. He identifies two types of military organization: one that developed two million years ago at the dawn of humankind, wherever groups of hunters met, and a second that developed some five thousand years ago, in four identifiable regions, when the first states arose and proceeded to embark upon military conquests. In careful detail, Otterbein marshals evidence for his case that warfare was possible and likely among early Homo sapiens. He argues from comparison with other primates, from Paleolithic rock art depicting wounded humans, and from rare skeletal remains embedded with weapon points to conclude that warfare existed and reached a peak in big game hunting societies. As the big game disappeared, so did warfare--only to reemerge once agricultural societies achieved a degree of political complexity that allowed the development of professional military organizations. Otterbein concludes his survey with an analysis of how despotism in both ancient and modern states spawns warfare. A definitive resource for anthropologists, social scientists, and historians, How War Began is written for all who areinterested in warfare, whether they be military buffs or those seeking to understand the past and the present of humankind. --Publlisher.