Between the household and the empire: Structural relationships within and among aztec communities and polities

The Archaeology of Communities: A New World Perspective

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 78-101

  Hare, Timothy S ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203354933-12     Document Type: Chapter

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