The Maya / Michael D. Coe.
Title:
The Maya / Michael D. Coe.
ISBN:
9780500285053
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Edition:
Seventh edition, fully revised and expanded.
Publication Information:
New York : Thames & Hudson, 2005.
Physical Description:
272 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Contents:
1. Introduction -- 2. Earliest Maya -- 3. Rise of Maya civilization -- 4. Classic splendor : the early period -- 5. Classic splendor : the late period -- 6. Terminal classic -- 7. Post-classic -- 8. Maya life on the eve of the conquest -- 9. Maya thought and culture -- 10. Enduring Maya -- Visiting the Maya area -- Dynastic rules of classic Maya cities
Summary:
"The Maya has long been established as the best, most readable introduction to the New World's greatest ancient civilization. In these pages Professor Coe distills a lifetime's scholarship for the general reader and student." "The seventh edition presents new evidence for the use of wetlands by the Classic Maya, and fresh perspectives on the catastrophic demise of Classic civilization by the close of the ninth century."--BOOK JACKET.
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OCLC Number:
ocn200608425
Availability:
Apple Valley - Galaxie~1
