Title:
Ancient Maya : the rise and fall of a rainforest civilization
Author:
ISBN:
9780521533904
9780521592246
Publication Information:
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004.
Physical Description:
xvi, 373 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Contents:
The mystery and the challenge of the ancient Maya -- Background : geography, chronology, and theoretical perspective -- The exploration and archaeology of the Maya : a brief history -- Obscure beginnings and the Preclassic florescence -- The splendor of the classic Maya florescence in the lowlands -- Settlement and subsistence : the rain forest adaptation -- Classic Maya economics -- Religion and ideology : beliefs and rituals of the theater-states -- Classic Maya politics and history : the dynamics of the theater-states -- The end of classic Maya civilization : collapse, transition, and transformation -- The legacy of the classic Maya civilization : postclassic, colonial, and modern traditions -- The lessons of classic Maya history and prehistory.
