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UNINA9910827301003321 |
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Autore |
Guernsey Julia <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Sculpture and social dynamics in preclassic Mesoamerica / / Julia Guernsey |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Cambridge, [UK] ; ; New York, : Cambridge University Press, 2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-139-53995-7 |
1-107-22920-0 |
1-283-52201-2 |
1-139-52715-0 |
9786613834461 |
1-139-52595-6 |
1-139-53181-6 |
0-511-99825-2 |
1-139-53062-3 |
1-139-52834-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Classificazione |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Maya sculpture |
Olmec sculpture |
Indian sculpture - Mexico |
Indian sculpture - Central America |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Potbellies and sculpture : a brief history of Preclassic scholarship -- Situating sculpture on the Preclassic Pacific slope of Mesoamerica -- The dating and distribution of potbellies and potbelly-related sculpture -- Blurring the lines : public space, private space, sculpture, and figurines -- Big bellies and fat gods -- Potbellies, ancestors, and performance -- Potbellies and social identity in the Preclassic. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines the functions of sculpture during the Preclassic period in Mesoamerica and its significance in statements of social identity. Julia Guernsey situates the origins and evolution of |
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