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Mesoamerican writing systems [electronic resource] : propagand a, myth, and history in four ancient civilizations / Joyce Marcus.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: ACLS Humanities E-BookPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1992.Description: xxii, 495 p. : ill., maps ; 25 x 27 cmSubject(s): Additional physical formats: No titleOnline resources:
Contents:
Truth, Propaganda, and Noble Speech -- The Evolutionary Context o f Early Writing -- Mesoamerica's Four Major Writing Systems: The Eth nohistoric Background -- Not One Calendar, but Many -- Rewriting History -- Place Names and the Establishment of Political Territorie s -- The Naming of Nobles -- Royal Marriages -- Euhemerism and Royal Ancestors -- Accession to the Throne -- Raiding and Warfar e -- An Anthropological Theory of Mesoamerican Writing.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 465-487) and index.

Truth, Propaganda, and Noble Speech -- The Evolutionary Context o f Early Writing -- Mesoamerica's Four Major Writing Systems: The Eth nohistoric Background -- Not One Calendar, but Many -- Rewriting History -- Place Names and the Establishment of Political Territorie s -- The Naming of Nobles -- Royal Marriages -- Euhemerism and Royal Ancestors -- Accession to the Throne -- Raiding and Warfar e -- An Anthropological Theory of Mesoamerican Writing.

Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Michigan Publishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of a ccess: Intranet.

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