Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica after the Spanish Invasion: Archaeological Perspectives

Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica after the Spanish Invasion: Archaeological Perspectives
ISBN-10
0826360165
ISBN-13
9780826360168
Category
Social Science
Pages
304
Language
English
Published
2019-03-15
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Author
Rani T. Alexander

Description

This impressive collection features the work of archaeologists who systematically explore the material and social consequences of new technological systems introduced after the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion in Mesoamerica. It is the first collection to present case studies that show how both commonplace and capital-intensive technologies were intertwined with indigenous knowledge systems to reshape local, regional, and transoceanic ecologies, commodity chains, and political, social, and religious institutions across Mexico and Central America.

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