Evolution of Maya polities in the ancient Mesoamerican system

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 559-598

  Cioffi Revilla, Claudio ^a   Landman, Todd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL HISTORY; POLITICAL SYSTEM;

MEXICO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033374628     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0020-8833.00137     Document Type: Article

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