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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Henderson, John S. World of the ancient Maya. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997 (OCoLC)605214205 Online version: Henderson, John S. World of the ancient Maya. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1997 (OCoLC)608973926 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John S Henderson |
| ISBN: | 0801431832 9780801431838 0801482844 9780801482847 |
| OCLC Number: | 36746448 |
| Description: | xvi, 329 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. The Discovery of the Maya -- 2. The Maya World -- 3. The Maya World on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest -- 4. Roots of Mesoamerican Civilization -- 5. Foundations of Maya Civilization -- 6. The Crystallization of Maya Civilization: The Early Classic Period -- 7. Late Classic Maya Civilization -- 8. Transformations: The Terminal Classic Period -- 9. New Orientations: The Postclassic Maya -- 10. Perspectives on the Maya |
| Other Titles: | Ancient Maya |
| Responsibility: | John S. Henderson. |
Abstract:
"General overview of the ancient Maya begins with summary discussions of the history of Maya studies, the environment and geography of the Maya world, and the European invasion. Text is devoted primarily to a synthesis of the history of Maya cultural traditions based primarily on archaeological data and complemented by epigraphic and ethnohistorical information"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
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