Ross Hassig

Anthropologist, Author

1945 –

79

Who is Ross Hassig?

Ross Hassig is an American historical anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerican studies, particularly the Aztec culture. His focus is often on the description of practical infrastructure in Mesoamerican societies. He is the author of several influential books, among them: Time, History, and Belief in Aztec and Colonial Mexico; Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control; and Trade, Tribute, and Transportation: The Sixteenth-Century Political Economy of the Valley of Mexico.

Hassig began his academic career as an undergraduate at Vanderbilt University, where his studies initially focussed on non-Western legal systems. He soon developed an interest in anthropology, later obtaining in 1974 his Master's degree from Vanderbilt in Law and Anthropology, with a thesis on political development among the Puebloan peoples at Acoma Pueblo. He then went on further his graduate studies at Stanford University, obtaining his Ph.D from the Department of Anthropology there in 1980.

During his time at Stanford, Hassig's research agenda shifted to focus on the cultures of Mesoamerica, where he investigated the economic and political foundations of pre- and post-conquest societies. Among the first of his studies was directed towards the underpinnings of the pre-Columbian Tarascan state.

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Born
Dec 13, 1945
Also known as
  • Ronald Ross Hassig
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Master's Degree, Vanderbilt University
    Law
    ( - 1974)
  • Anthropology
  • PhD, Stanford University
    Anthropology
    ( - 1980)
Employment
  • University of Oklahoma
Lived in
  • Tucson
    (2003 - )

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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