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Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political
organization during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex
questions regarding political centralization, economic change, and
the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the
civilization have been examined and reexamined from a variety of
perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad
collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul
de San Jose.
Scholars have long debated the nature of Maya political
organisation during the Classic period (AD 250-950). Complex
questions regarding political centralisation, economic change, and
the role of politics and economics in the rise and collapse of the
civilisation have been examined and reexamined from a variety of
perspectives. Antonia Foias and Kitty Emery have assembled a broad
collection of essays all focused on a single polity, that of Motul
de San Jose. By presenting a coherent interdisciplinary body of
archaeological and environmental data, the volume offers an
intensely deep, focused investigation of the various models of the
ancient Maya political and economic systems. Research conducted
over six seasons of fieldwork reveals a more centralised political
system than expected and uncovers the workings of the ancient
economic structure. The contributors offer new details concerning
how involved royals and non-royal elites were in the politics of
nearby states, as well as an extensive tribute system
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