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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457391903321

Autore

Martos López Luis Alberto

Titolo

Essence of Maya [[electronic resource] /] / Luis Alberto Martos López

Pubbl/distr/stampa

México, D.F., : FCAS, 2011

ISBN

607-8187-01-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (87 p.)

Collana

Discover the Maya world ; ; v. 1

Soggetti

Mayas - Antiquities

Mayas - History

Electronic books.

Yucatán (Mexico : State) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Cover title.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""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""

""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""