Author : Rani T. Alexander
Release : 2019
Genre : Central America
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 157/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica After the Spanish Invasion by : Rani T. Alexander
Download or read book Technology and Tradition in Mesoamerica After the Spanish Invasion written by Rani T. Alexander. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This impressive collection features the work of archaeologists who systematically explore the material and social consequences of new technological systems introduced after the sixteenth-century Spanish invasion in Mesoamerica. It is the first collection to present case studies that show how both commonplace and capital-intensive technologies were intertwined with indigenous knowledge systems to reshape local, regional, and transoceanic ecologies, commodity chains, and political, social, and religious institutions across Mexico and Central America.