Daily Life in Maya Civilization
by Sharer, Robert J.Edition: 2nd
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-05-14
Publisher(s): Greenwood Pub Group
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Summary
Experience daily life in Maya civilization, from its earliest beginnings to the Spanish conquest in the 16th century.
Table of Contents
| Illustrations | p. ix |
| Preface | p. xi |
| Names, Pronunciations, and Abbreviations | p. xv |
| Chronology of Maya Civilization | p. xvii |
| The Maya of Past and Present | p. 1 |
| Understanding the Maya Past | p. 11 |
| The Foundations of Maya Civilization | p. 27 |
| Early Maya Civilization | p. 43 |
| Middle Maya Civilization | p. 63 |
| Transformations in Maya Civilization | p. 91 |
| Late Maya Civilization | p. 111 |
| Maya Economy | p. 131 |
| Maya Society | p. 159 |
| Maya Government | p. 187 |
| Maya Religion | p. 203 |
| Maya Writing and Calendars | p. 227 |
| The Meaning of Maya Civilization | p. 249 |
| Bibliography | p. 253 |
| Index | p. 261 |
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