{"product_id":"monte-alban-9780971958791","title":"Monte Alban","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book traces the history of past human settlement in one of Mesoamerica’s most important early cities. In his new prologue, Richard Blanton discusses the genesis and background of the project, its impact on the development of urban archaeology, and the changes it stimulated in how archaeologists think about the Mesoamerican past.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'We have [Blanton] and his colleagues to thank for some exceedingly enlightening information about the development of an early complex society. . . . His volume . . . is a significant contribution to our knowledge and a stimulus to the discussion of important ideas.' (\u003cstrong\u003eRobert D. Drennan, \u003c\/strong\u003eReviews in Anthropology)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Blanton presents a detailed reconstruction of the origin, growth, and ultimate decay of this major pre-Columbian urban center. . . . The descriptions of the main plaza and the various site divisions are a masterly piece of archaeological reporting.' (\u003cstrong\u003eWilliam T. Sanders and Robert S. Santley, \u003c\/strong\u003eScience)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '[A] major study on the overall settlement form, function, and the changes therein through time for one of the greatest of Mesoamerican pre-Columbian centers. . . . The work provides a data base for many fascinating questions.' (\u003cstrong\u003eGordon R. Willey, \u003c\/strong\u003eHispanic American Historical Review)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePrologue to the Percheron Press Edition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. The Origins of Monte Albán\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Periods Late I and II\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Monte Albán in Periods IIIa and IIIb–IV\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Monte Albán From Its Collapse Through Period V\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Concluding Comments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eAppendices\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Eliot Werner Publications Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48885122531671,"sku":"9780971958791","price":42.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780971958791.jpg?v=1722535010","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/monte-alban-9780971958791","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}