Publications

Publication details [#28712]

Marcus, Joyce. 1992. Mesoamerican writing systems: Propaganda, myth, and history in four ancient civilizations. Princeton University Press. 495 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
history | myth | propaganda | writing
Language as a subject
Aztec | Maya | Mixtec | Zapotec

Annotation

This book deals with the social and political use of written Mesoamerican materials from the Aztec, Mixtec, Zapotec and Maya traditions.

Reviewed by

Hopkins, Nicholas A. 1994. Review of $Mesoamerican writing systems: Propaganda, myth, and history in four ancient civilizations.