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Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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For the first time in 70 years, a new translation of Max Weber's classic The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism - one of the seminal works in sociology - will be published in September 2001. Translator Stephen Kalberg is an internationally acclaimed Weberian scholar, and in this new translation he offers a precise and nuanced rendering ...
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Maya
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Michael D Coe
In this revised and expanded introduction to the Maya, Professor Coe incorporates the latest ideas and research in a fast-changing field. Spectacular tomb discoveries at the city of Copan reveal some of the early artistic and architectural splendours at this major site. New finds here and elsewhere entail a complete reinterpretation of the ...
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Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
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Michael D Coe
An introduction to Mexico's ancient civilizations. This companion volume to the author's book "The Maya" has been completely revised and expanded. Enlarged sections are included on early village life and the rise of Olmec civilization. Recent discoveries - such as the stela from La Mojarra inscribed in the mysterious Isthmian script or the mass ...
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Breaking the Maya Code
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Michael D Coe
This is the story of how the Mayan glyphs found in the ancient ruins of Copan and other Mayan sites have been deciphered within the last 20 years. Michael Coe worked with all the leading players in this field. Although the Mayan cities were discovered a century and a half ago, the field of Mayan scholarship was dominated by scholars who had a ...
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True History of Chocolate
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Sophie D Coe, Michael D Coe
Delicious indulgence or cause of migraines? Aphrodisiac or medicine? Religious symbol or Mesoamerican currency? Written by a pair of anthropologists, this delightful book tells the complete history of everyone's favorite indulgence, including the real facts of the pre-Spanish history of chocolate.
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Mexico
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Michael D. Coe
Michael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. This companion to his bestselling The Maya has now been completely revised and expanded for the fifth edition by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. A new chapter covers the Classic period collapse and its aftermath ...
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The art of the Maya scribe
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Michael D. Coe, Justin Kerr
This illustrated guide to the classic period of the Maya civilization emphasizes Mayan writing. The Mayan peoples of Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras created a mysterious system of hieroglyphics unlike any other indigenous, pre-Columbian group of Central America.
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Angkor and the Khmer Civilization
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Michael D Coe
The Classic-period kings ruled over the Khmer empire from AD 802 for more than five centuries, and this book, newly available in paperback, examines the massive architectural achievements of this period, including the huge capital city of Angkor, with the awe-inspiring Angkor Wat, the world's largest religious structure. It also draws attention to ...
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Swords and hilt weapons
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Michael D. Coe
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Reading the Maya Glyphs
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Michael D Coe, Mark Van Stone
In the recent past, a working knowledge of the Maya script has been confined to epigraphers, art historians and other specialists. Its very unfamiliarity to the general public, and the daunting aspect of its approximately 800 signs, have made the system appear more complex and arcane than it really is. Reading the Maya Glyphs is a compact, ...
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Atlas of ancient America
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Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson, Dean R. Snow
Text, illustrations, and maps survey the history, art, and archaeology of the original cultures native to North, Central, and South America.
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Reading the Maya Glyphs
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Mark Stone, Michael D Coe
A noted Mayanist and an accomplished calligrapher decipher real Maya texts, taking the latest research and breakthroughs into account, adding glyphs, updating captions, and reinterpreting or expanding upon earlier decipherments.
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Final Report: An Archaeologist Excavates His Past
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Michael D Coe
Michael Coe has been at the forefront of American archaeology for more than four decades. His research on the Olmecs and the Maya has had a decisive effect on the way we think about Mesoamerican culture, and his acclaimed books, such as "The Maya" and "Breaking the Maya Code", have introduced archaeology to a popular audience. Now, in these ...
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Olmec World
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Michael D Coe, Karl A Taube, Richard A Diehl
Between 1400 and 400 BC, in what is now Mexico and Central America, the Olmec people created a magnificent culture, one too often overshadowed by those of the Maya and the Aztec. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of over 250 Olmec works of art - ceramic, jade and stone - on display at the Art Museum, Princeton University in December 1995, ...
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Ancient America
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Michael D Coe, Dean Snow, Elizabeth Benson
Text, illustrations, and maps survey the history, art, and archaeology of the original cultures native to North, Central, and South America.
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Acupuncture Medicine: Its Historical and Clinical Background
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Michael D Coe, Yoshiaki Omura
Starting with historical background, including the origins and meanings of concepts essential to the practice of acupuncture, the text proceeds to a discussion of the anatomical and pathophysiological concepts of Oriental medicine, concluding with a detailed review of diagnostic methods. A practical guid for lay practitioners as well as healthcare ...
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Old Gods & Young Heroes: The Pearlman Collection of Maya Ceramics
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Michael D. Coe, Justin Kerr (Photographer)
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An early stone pectoral from southeastern Mexico
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Michael D Coe
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Pre-Columbian Mexican miniatures: the Josef and Anni Albers collection
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Anni Albers, Michael D. Coe
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In the land of the Olmec.
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M D. Coe
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Classic Maya Pottery at Dumbarton Oaks
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Michael D. Coe
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The Olmec and Their Neighbors: Essays in Memory of Matthew W. Stirling
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Michael D Coe, David C Grove, Elizabeth P Benson (Editor)
Twenty-one papers on the Olmec were written for this volume in tribute to Matthew W. Stirling, "pioneer archaeologist, ethnologist, and the discoverer of the Olmec civilization."
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Three Maya relief panels at Dumbarton Oaks
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Michael D. Coe, Elizabeth P. Benson
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Lords of the Underworld: Masterpieces of Classic Maya Ceramics
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Michael D Coe
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Great Flowering Landscape Shrubs
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Vincent A Simeone, Bruce Curtis (Photographer), Michael D Coe (Foreword by)
With stunning colour photos throughout, this gardening guide describes more than 50 types of the best flowering shrubs and details their use in home landscaping. Shrubs are arranged by genus, separated into deciduous flowering and notable evergreen shrubs, and listed with the common name; size and shape; foliage colour, shape, and texture; flower ...
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