Constructing Power and Place in Mesoamerica
Author | : Merideth Paxton |
Publisher | : University of New Mexico Press |
Total Pages | : 262 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780826359063 |
ISBN-10 | : 082635906X |
Rating | : 4/5 (6X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Constructing Power and Place in Mesoamerica by : Merideth Paxton
Download or read book Constructing Power and Place in Mesoamerica written by Merideth Paxton and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identities of power and place, as expressed in paintings from the periods before and after the Spanish conquest of Mesoamerica, are the subject of this book of case studies from Central Mexico, Oaxaca, and the Maya area. These sophisticated, skillfully rendered images occur with architecture, in manuscripts, on large pieces of cloth, and on ceramics.