The Maya World
Subtitle: Yucatec Culture and Society, 1550-1850
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: February 1, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 476
ISBN-13: 9780804736589
Subjects: Social & cultural anthropology; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Latin America - Central America; History; History - General History; History: World; Mexico; South America; Latin America - Mexico; History / Mexico
First sentence: The indigenous people and civilization of the Maya area have attracted a great deal of attention, both academic and popular, ever since Stephens and Catherwood "discovered" abandoned pre-Columbian cities in Yucatan, Guatemala, and Honduras a century and a half ago.