Mesoamerican plazas :  arenas of community and power / 
edited by Kenichiro Tsukamoto and Takeshi Inomata. 
 - 1 online resource (273 pages) :  illustrations, map 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>part I. Plaza contructions and public events -- part II. Plazas in broader spatial contexts -- part III. Plazas and images -- part IV. Commentary. 
<br/><br/> "This is the first book to examine the roles of plazas in ancient Mesoamerica. It argues persuasively that physical interactions among people in communal events were not the outcomes of political machinations held behind the scenes, but were the actual political processes through which people created, negotiated, and subverted social realities"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780816598793 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Maya architecture--Mexico.<br/>Maya architecture--Central America.<br/>Indian architecture--Mexico.<br/>Indian architecture--Central America.<br/>Plazas--Mexico.<br/>Plazas--Central America.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Mexico--Antiquities.<br/>Central America--Antiquities.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>F1435.3.A6  / M49 2014eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>711/.550972