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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Maya architecture is often described as massive and monumental, but experiments at Copan, Honduras, convinced Elliot Abrams that 300 people could have built one of the large palaces there in only 100 days. In this groundbreaking work, Abrams explicates his theory of architectural energetics, which involves translating structures into volumes of raw and manufactured materials that are then multiplied by the time required for their production and assembly to determine the labor costs of past construction efforts. Applying this method to residential structures of the Late Classic period (A.D. 700-900) at Copan leads Abrams to posit a six-tiered hierarchic social structure of political decision making, ranging from a stratified elite to low-ranking commoners. By comparing the labor costs of construction and other economic activities, he also prompts a reconsideration of the effects of royal construction demands on commoners.…

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Soft cover. Zustand: Very Good. 1994. Mesoamerica, Native Americans. University of Texas Press. Very good paperback with price sticker on back cover. 10/23.

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Zustand: New. pp. 90 23:B&W 6 x 9 in or 229 x 152 mm Perfect Bound on White w/Gloss Lam.

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Original publisher's sewn paperback, pictorial frontcover, 2nd printing [1994], large 8vo: xvi, 176pp. illustrations, plans, tables, conclusions, appendix, references, index. - as new.

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Zustand: New. The social structures and engineering that enabled the Maya to build their massive buildings.InhaltsverzeichnisList of Figures List of Tables Preface 1. Introduction 2. Background to Architectural Energetics at Copan 3. Maya Ar.

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Zustand: New. N&Uumlber den AutorElliot Abrams, Ohio University anthropologist, is author of How the Maya Built Their World. AnnCorinne Freter is an Ohio University anthropologist and coauthor of Copan: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Mayan Kingd.