Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
The World of the Ancient Maya
Contributor(s): Henderson, John S. (Author), May, Nadia (Read by)

View larger image

 ISBN: 078617143X     ISBN-13: 9780786171439
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Retail: $29.95OUR PRICE: $21.86  
  Buy 25 or more:OUR PRICE: $20.07   Save More!
  Buy 100 or more:OUR PRICE: $19.17   Save More!


  WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD!   Click here for our low price guarantee

Binding Type: Compact Disc - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2006
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks

Annotation: In this extraordinarily comprehensive survey. Henderson explores the entire Maya cultural tradition from the earliest traces of settlement through the period of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | Latin America - Central America
- History | Latin America - Mexico
- History | Native American
Dewey: 972.810
Physical Information: 1.95" H x 5" W x 5.84" L (0.90 lbs) 9 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Latin America
- Cultural Region - Mexican
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Unabridged
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
The ancient Maya were the only fully literate pre-Colombian people in the Americas. Superb scientists, they developed highly sophisticated mathematics and an intricate and accurate calendar system. Theirs was one of the few complex societies to emerge in and to adapt successfully to a tropical forest environment. Their architecture, sculpture, and painting were sophisticated and compellingly beautiful. In this comprehensive survey, updated for this new edition, Henderson explores the entire Maya cultural tradition, from the earliest traces of settlement through the period of the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century. His wide-ranging account treats diverse aspects of the Maya world, from religion and philosophy to the environments of the various Maya peoples, using deciphered Maya texts to reconstruct the ancient societies.

Contributor Bio(s): Henderson, John S.: -

John S. Henderson received his PhD from Yale University and is now a professor of anthropology at Cornell University, where he teaches both anthropology and archaeology. He has had many years of experience in Mexico and the rest of Central America and has also conducted field work in the United States, Peru, Cyprus, and Turkey.

May, Nadia: -

Wanda McCaddon (a.k.a. Nadia May or Donada Peters) has narrated well over six hundred titles for major audiobook publishers, has earned numerous Earphones Awards, and was named a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!