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The World of the Ancient Maya

by John S. Henderson

Pages: 332

Contributors: John S. Henderson

Publisher: Cornell University Press

Place of Publication: Ithaca, NY

Publication Year: 1997

Subjects: Mayas

Table of Contents

Title Page

Contents

Maps

Preface

Guide to Pronunciation

Chronological Chart

Introduction

One: The Discovery of the Maya

Two: The Maya World

Three: The Maya World on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest

Four: Roots of Mesoamerican Civilization

Five: Foundations of Maya Civilization

Six: The Crystallization of Maya Civilization

Seven: Late Classic Maya Civilization

Nine: New Orientations the Postclassic Maya

Ten Perspectives on the Maya: Perspectives on the Maya

Notes

Bibliography

Index

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Maya Angelou's I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

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African American women authors--Biography--History and criticism, Angelou, Maya--I know why the caged bird sings, Autobiography, Women entertainers--Biography--History and criticism

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Romancing the Maya: Mexican Antiquity in the American Imagination, 1820-1915

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Rights, Resources, Culture, and Conservation in the Land of the Maya

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Maya Intellectual Renaissance: Identity, Representation, and Leadership

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