War and Society in Ancient Mesoamerica (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780520077348)

In this study of warfare in ancient Mesoamerica, Ross Hassig offers new insight into three thousand years of Mesoamerican history, from roughly 1500 B.C. to the Spanish conquest. He examines the methods, purposes, and values of warfare as practiced by the major pre-Columbian societies and shows how warfare affected the rise of the state.

Author: Ross Hassig
ISBN-10: 0520077342
ISBN-13: 9780520077348
Publisher: University of California Press
Language: English
Published: 08/19/1992
Pages: 347
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.34w x 1.12d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/1992