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Ritual, violence, and the fall of the Classic Maya kings

This volume explores the links between the declining prosperity of the Late to Terminal Classic period and the erosion of kingly legitimacy. Exploring issues such as the rise of inflation, greater demand of tax and tribute, deforestation due to over-population, and drought conditions, the essayists...

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Document Type:	Online Resource Book
Language:	English
Published:	Gainesville : University Press of Florida , 2017-2016
Series:	Maya studies
Online Access:	http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813062754.001.0001
Author Notes:	Gyles Iannone, Brett A. Houk, and Sonja A. Schwake
E-Book Packages:	Oxford University Press : Florida Scholarship Online / Archaeology Collection

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