Reviews
This important contribution will interest archaeologists working in Mesoamerica and beyond... highly recommended.
--Choice
Essential reading for Mayanists but its emphasis on methodology should make it valuable reading for anyone interested in early states.
--Antiquity
Foias provides a refreshing take on questions long fascinating to Maya and other scholars.Foias brings in Motul de San José to great effect to illustrate the political history and interaction of a medium-size center located in the major hotbed of political intrigue.
--Journal of Anthropological Research
An exemplary model of good scholarship and clearly presented arguments.
--Anthropos
An important addition to anthropological scholarship, a nuanced regional synthesis of archaeological data, and a valuable contribution to Maya studies.
--American Anthropologist
Essential reading for students and scholars of political theory, strategies of governance, weapons of the weak, and pre-Hispanic societies.
--Hispanic American Historical Review
A beautifully written and generously referenced volume that brings readers right to the very cutting edge . . . Highly informative and thought provoking.
--The Historian