Realizing value in Mesoamerica : the dynamics of desire and demand in ancient economies

Realizing value in Mesoamerica : the dynamics of desire and demand in ancient economies / Scott R. Hutson, Charles Golden, editors.

This edited collection addresses concepts of value and its impact on economies and economic decision-making in Mesoamerica. It brings together various theoretical and methodological approaches to illuminate the little-studied topic of value in ancient economies. While scholars increasingly note that...

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Other Authors: Hutson, Scott (Editor), Golden, Charles W., 1972- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Series:Palgrave studies in ancient economies,
Subjects:
Value.
value (economic concept)
Central America > Economic conditions > History.
Central America > Antiquities.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Part I: Approaches to Value
  • Chapter 2. Postclassic Maya Things and their Entanglements
  • Chapter3. Considering Reciprocity and Gratitude in the Postclassic Basin of Mexico Economies
  • Chapter 4. Chronotopic Value: Objects and Meaning Through Mesoamerican Timespace
  • Part II: Lithics and Land
  • Chapter 5: Assembling Value in Mesoamerica
  • Chapter 6. Understanding Obsidian Values Among the Ancient Maya
  • Chapter 7. On Value and Values: The Displayed and Hidden Action of Classic-Period Maya Jades
  • Chapter 8. Shifting Landscapes of Value in the Maya World. Part III: Crafting
  • Chapter 9. Crafting Jewels, Creating Value: Techné and Tlateccayotl among the Nahuas in the Basin of Mexico
  • Chapter 10. The Social Value of Cotton Textiles in Postclassic Oaxaca, Mexico
  • Chapter 11. Soft Infrastructure: Realizing Value of Craft Producers in Small Centers and Settlements in Veracruz, Mesoamerica
  • Part IV: Exchange
  • Chapter 12. Exchange Value in Classic Period Maya Economies: The View from Western Belize
  • Chapter 13. Magic and Marxism: Valuing Enchantment in the Maya Political Economy
  • Chapter 14. Classic Maya Tribute as a Social Register
  • Part V: Inequality
  • Chapter 15. Beyond Economic Inequality: Unmeasurable Values, Collective Demand, and Community Building in Classic Period Mesoamerica
  • Chapter 16. Inequality of What? Multiple Paths to the Good Life.

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