War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica

War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica PDF Author: Ross Hassig
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520077342
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Book Description
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.