The Mixtecs of Oaxaca Ancient Times to the Present |
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| Author:
| Spores, Ronald
Balkansky, Andrew K. |
| Series title: | The Civilization of the American Indian Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8061-4381-1 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2013 |
| Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $45.00 |
Book Description:
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The Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In this comprehensive survey, Ronald Spores and Andrew K....
More DescriptionThe Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United States, and Canada. In this comprehensive survey, Ronald Spores and Andrew K. Balkansky?both preeminent scholars of Mixtec civilization?synthesize a wealth of archaeological, historical, and ethnographic data to trace the emergence and evolution of Mixtec civilization from the time of earliest human occupation to the present.