Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica: Political Economies Without the State - Hardcoverby Patricia A. Urban (Author), Edward M. Schortman (Author) Ancient Southeast Mesoamerica explores the distinctive development and political history of the region from its earliest inhabitants up to the Spanish conquest. It was composed of a matrix of social networks rather than divided by distinct cultures and domains. Making use of the area's rich archaeological data, Edward Schortman and Patricia Urban provide a social network analysis of southeast