{"product_id":"rethinking-the-aztec-economy-paperback","title":"Rethinking the Aztec Economy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah L. Nichols\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eFrances Berdan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMichael E. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith its rich archaeological and historical record, the Aztec empire provides an intriguing opportunity to understand the dynamics and structure of early states and empires. \u003ci\u003eRethinking the Aztec Economy\u003c\/i\u003e brings together leading scholars from multiple disciplines to thoroughly synthesize and examine the nature of goods and their movements across rural and urban landscapes in Mesoamerica. In so doing, they provide a new way of understanding society and economy in the Aztec empire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The volume is divided into three parts. Part 1 synthesizes our current understanding of the Aztec economy and singles out the topics of urbanism and provincial merchant activity for more detailed analysis. Part 2 brings new data and a new conceptual approach that applies insights from behavioral economics to Nahua and Aztec rituals and social objects. Contributors also discuss how high-value luxury goods, such as feather art, provide insights about both economic and sacred concepts of value in Aztec society. Part 3 reexamines the economy at the Aztec periphery. The volume concludes with a synthesis on the scale, integration, and nature of change in the Aztec imperial economy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRethinking the Aztec Economy\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates how superficially different kinds of social contexts were in fact integrated into a single society through the processes of a single economy. Using the world of goods as a crucial entry point, this volume advances scholarly understanding of life in the Aztec world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Contributors: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Frances F. Berdan \u003cbr\u003e Laura Filloy Nadal \u003cbr\u003e Janine Gasco \u003cbr\u003e Colin Hirth \u003cbr\u003e Kenneth G. Hirth \u003cbr\u003e Sarah Imfeld \u003cbr\u003e María Olvido Moreno Guzmán \u003cbr\u003e Deborah L. Nichols \u003cbr\u003e Alan R. Sandstrom \u003cbr\u003e Pamela Effrein Sandstrom \u003cbr\u003e Michael E. Smith \u003cbr\u003e Barbara L. Stark \u003cbr\u003e Emily Umberger\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeborah L. Nichols \u003c\/b\u003eis the William J. Bryant 1925 Professor of Anthropology at Dartmouth College. She is the co-editor of the \u003ci\u003eOxford Handbook of the Aztecs\u003c\/i\u003e, among other volumes. She has received both the Society for American Archaeology's Distinguished Service Award and the American Anthropological Association's President's Award. \u003cb\u003eFrances F. Berdan\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emerita of anthropology at California State University, San Bernardino. She has authored, co-authored, or co-edited thirteen books and more than a hundred articles, including the four-volume \u003ci\u003eCodex Mendoza. \u003c\/i\u003eHer most recent book is \u003ci\u003eAztec Archaeology and Ethnohistory\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eMichael E. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University. He is the author of numerous scholarly articles and six books on the Aztecs, including \u003ci\u003eAt Home with the Aztecs: An Archaeologist Uncovers Their Daily Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757830668576,"sku":"9780816538706","price":71.82,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b1036b0f7821a53ecbe2be3b5ca53a96.webp?v=1780112784","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/rethinking-the-aztec-economy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}