UID:
edocfu_9959236924302883
Format:
1 online resource (86 pages) :
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illustrations (chiefly color), color maps.
ISBN:
607-8187-01-5
Series Statement:
Discover the Maya world ; v. 1
Content:
Sheds light on the features that define and frame Mayanist studies, from the earliest examples onward, leading to a detailed analysis of the identity, architecture, culture, and legacy of this fascinating people.
Note:
Cover title.
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""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""The Essence of Maya""; ""Formal Characteristics""; ""Functional Characteristics""; ""Geographic Setting""; ""Southern Highlands ""; ""Central Maya Area ""; ""Northern Lowlands""; ""Pacific Coast""; ""Historical and Cultural Development of the Maya Area""; ""Origins""; ""Consolidation of Maya Identity""; ""The Rise of the Great Cities""; ""Dawn of a Great Civilization""; ""Splendor and Decline of the Maya""; ""Cultural Renewal and the Formation of New Centers of Power""; ""New Political Division and the Arrival of the Spanish""
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""Social, Economic, and Political Structure among the Maya""""Economic Bases""; ""Sociopolitical Structure""; ""Segmentary and Unitary States""; ""Conquest and Colony in the Yucatán""; ""Conclusion""; ""Glossary""; ""Notes and Bibliography""; ""Editorial Board""; ""Credits""; ""Back cover""
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English
Language:
English
