Evolution of Maya polities in the ancient Mesoamerican system.
The analysis of politics in antiquity presents new opportunities for political science and international relations, particularly the ancient New World (c. 2000 B.C. to A.D. 1521). Governance through leadership and institutions, collective action, war and peace, alliance dynamics, regional hegemonies...
| Publicado en: | International Studies Quarterly Vol. 43; no. 4; pp. 559 - 599 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Dec99
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