About this title: The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, Schele and Freidel, Mayan scholars of note, provide a new look at the Maya. Structured on sound scholarly principles, their presentation abounds in notes, references, indexes, ...
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Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York
Date Published: 1990
Description: Kerr, Justin (Photographer) Very Good in Good + jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Jacket has edge ware and a two short tears, else very good. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow & Co, New York, 1990.
ISBN-13:9780688074562ISBN:0688074561
Description: Kerr, Justin (Photographer) Quarto, softcover, light edgewear to green pictorial wraps else interior VG. Color photo section in center of book. 542 pp. Prologue, foreword, maps, chronology, Filled with drawings and diagrams. Very thorough and well researched book. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, New York
Date Published: 1990
Description: Kerr, Justin. Very Good. Book. 4to-over 9-12" tall. Spine uncreased. Binding tight and square. Pages clean and free of writing or marks. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: William Morrow
Date Published: 1990
Description: Good. Very good condition. Clean pages/cover. Slight wear around the edges; corners dented. Black mark at the bottom of the book. Prompt shipping & FREE delivery confirmation. dw. read more
Edition: Cp 1990 NAP
Binding: Softbound No Spine Crease Tigh
Publisher: William Morrow and Company, Inc., NY
Description: Color Photographs Justin Kerr. VG Softbound Clean Tight. No Dj. 10 By 6.75 By 7" Softbound 542 Pgs Includes Ind. US orders only.. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Date Published: 1/24/1992
ISBN-13:9780688112042ISBN:0688112048
Description: Fine. 0688112048 Ships next business day. NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black line on bottom/exterior edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Edition: PROBABLY BOOKCLUB
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: MORROW
Date Published: 1990
Description: NEAR FINE. HISTORY. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. MINT GREEN PICTORIAL SPINE. 340 PAGES. MANY ILLUSTRATIONS, INCLUDING COLOR PHOTO SECTION. BOOK IS CLEAN, BRIGHT AND SECURE. read more
Description: Shelf 923. 7 by 10 inches. Paperback published by William Morrow 1990. Good condition. Smudges on foot edge. Binding firm. Cover creases. Text appears clean. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Quill / William Morrow, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780688112042ISBN:0688112048
Description: Fine. 4to, 10" tall. Softcover. Book condition fine. 542 pages, b/w illustrations, 16 pages of color photos on quality paper. "Reveals data about the first Maya that permit all of us to understand the form and content of their thought, the dynamics of their political life, the nature of their society. When [the book] is translated into Spanish, we contemporary Maya will read and reread it with impassioned interest. "-Professor Demetrio Cojti Cuxil, Guatemala. read more
"anybody who needs calming down about 2012 should read this book. it gives the accurate translation of the mayan inscription that others have ignored in order to hype an end of the world event in 2012. ignore the hype. by stock instead. you'll be wealthy in 2013."
"Read this in advance of our trip down to Chiapas to visit my sister and brother in-law at their archaeological site this coming spring. This was recommended by them as a good general overview...not to mention more readable than others. Not all her assertions have stood the test of time...but that's not the point. I saw Linda Shele once at a conference hosted by the BYU Anthropology Dept when I worked there. She was quite a character...refreshing in the field of archaeology. She's passed away since."
"I read this while traveling the Yucatan peninsula visiting Mayan ruins, from well-known & touristy sites to partially excavated, remote and unknown ones. This book really brought the history and culture of the sites we visited to life and provided the context needed to really get an understanding of this amazing civilization."
"I still read this book. To think Linda is gone, now that is a deafening loss. I learned everything I know about Mesoamerican culture from her. The isolated nature of the Maya (global influence) gives one a glimpse into the very nature of humanity. As always, the universal themes are all there, one after the other. If has in an indirect way afected so much of my anthropological perspective, that I don't even know were I would be if I never came across this book."
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