What is it about?
Collective volume on Social Stratification in Prehispanic Mesoamerica, edited by Pedro Carrasco and Johanna Broda, INAH, Mexico, 1976. This volume deals with different cultural regions of Prehispanic Mesoamerica, combining theoretical approaches to the study of social stratification with first hand ehtnohistorical and linguistic materials.
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Why is it important?
When it was published in 1976 the volume represented an important contribution to the international discussion of the topics that were relevant in the 1970ties of the 20th century. International and Mexican specialists contributed to it, coordinated by Pedro Carrasco the renowned late expert on Aztec society and edited by Johanna Broda expert on Aztec ritual.
Perspectives
Today, the volume is interesting from the point of view of the history of Ethnohistoric studies an Prehispanic Mesoamerica, topics that were considered important at that time. It would be worthwhile to bring tham back to academic discussion again.
Dr. JOHANNA BRODA
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
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This page is a summary of: : Estratification social en la Mesoamerica prehispanica . Pedro Carrasco, Johanna Broda., American Anthropologist, September 1978, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1978.80.3.02a00810.
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