War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica
Download or Read eBook War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica PDF written by Ross Hassig and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1992-08-19 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Ross Hassig |
| Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 364 |
| Release | : 1992-08-19 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780520077348 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0520077342 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (48 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica by : Ross Hassig
Book excerpt: 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.
