{"product_id":"cultural-traditions-of-ancient-mesoamerica-9781793506252","title":"Cultural Traditions of Ancient Mesoamerica","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Shaw Findlay\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Cognella Academic Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCultural Traditions of Ancient Mesoamerica\u003c\/em\u003e describes ancient cultural traditions of the Olmec, Maya, Zapotec, and Aztecs, among others, providing students with a survey of Precontact Mesoamerica. The text features a multidisciplinary approach, including perspectives from archaeology, cultural history, epigraphy, art history, and ethnography.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book is organized into ten chapters and proceeds in roughly chronological order to reflect developmental changes in Mesoamerican culture from around 16kya to A.D. 1492. The opening chapter summarizes the foundational concerns of Mesoamerican studies. Chapters Two and Three explore the cultural development of Mesoamerica from the first migrations into the Americas to the Preclassic period. Chapter Four discusses various theories pertaining to culture change. In Chapters Five and Six, students examine Mesoamerica's Classic period. Chapter Seven outlines the nature and importance of ancient and post-contact books and pictorial documents to the study of Mesoamerica. In Chapters Eight and Nine, students learn about the Classic Collapse, the Terminal Classic period, and the Post-Classic period. The final chapter describes the Spanish impact on Native Mesoamerican culture.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCultural Traditions of Ancient Mesoamerica\u003c\/em\u003e is well suited for courses in anthropology, archaeology, ancient civilizations, ancient Mesoamerica, Latin American history, and Latin American studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichael Shaw Findlay\u003c\/strong\u003e earned his Ph.D. in curriculum\/instruction in the Anthropology of Education Program at the University of Oregon. He has over 30 years of experience teaching at the secondary and post-secondary levels, including his work at California State University, Chico, and Butte College. Dr. Findlay's professional writing has appeared in \u003cem\u003eHistory and Social Science Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLinguistics and Education\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIssues in Applied Linguistics\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eOlmec, Maya and Aztecs: An Introduction to Ancient Mesoamerica\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSpeaking of Language and Culture: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology and Cross-Cultural Communication\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eLanguage and Communication: A Cross-Cultural Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46454502097047,"sku":"9781793506252","price":22260.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781793506252.webp?v=1769148933","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/cultural-traditions-of-ancient-mesoamerica-9781793506252","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}