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An Album of Maya Architecture
• Tatiana Proskouriakoff
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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Scholar, artist and architect Proskouriakoff presents breathtaking artistic reconstructions of what Maya cities may have looked like in their heyday in this classic work, published in 1946.
(MYA06, $29.95)
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The Ancient Maya
• Robert Sharer
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A scholarly reference on everything Maya, including individual site descriptions, maps, and much else of interest to the serious student of Maya history and culture.
(MYA07, $35.95)
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Animals and Plants of the Ancient Maya, A Guide
• Victoria Schlesinger
• FIELD GUIDE
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A comprehensive guide to the natural and cultural history of 100 plants and animals of the Maya world, primarily those from the lowland tropical forest of Central America but also including savanna, mangrove and coral reef habitats.
(MYA29, $29.95)
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Aztec, Inca & Maya
• Elizabeth Baquedano
• Michel Zabe
• HISTORY
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A vivid overview of Mesoamerican cultures for kids. The cultures are presented together, causing some confusion; nevertheless, there is much here to learn, all vividly illustrated in the large-format Eyewitness style.
(CAM62, $15.99)
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Breaking the Maya Code
• Michael Coe
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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Mayan hieroglyphs were a linguistic puzzle until the 1952 breakthrough translation of a Mayan bark-paper text, as Coe explains in this history. The book also includes an extensive discussion of Maya studies and political activism in the wake of the linguistic discovery.
(MYA30, $19.95)
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The Captive
• Scott O'Dell
• LITERATURE
• YOUNG ADULTS
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A tough young-adult novel about the Spanish enslavement of the Maya, complicated and compelling. As Maya villages throughout Central America submit to Spanish might, a young Jesuit missionary struggles with his own ambition -- and with his growing suspicion that he, too, is a willing oppressor.
(MYA27, $17.00)
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Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, Deciphering the Dynasties of the Ancient Maya
• Simon Martin
• Nikolai Grube
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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The history of the Maya dynasties, encompassing biographies of 152 kings and queens, as gleaned from recently deciphered hieroglyphs. An unusual and rewarding book, illustrated in color and black-and-white.
(MYA31, $26.95)
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The Cities of Ancient Mexico
• Jeremy Sabloff
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A portrait of ancient civilizations in Mexico with chapters on the Oaxaca Valley, Teotihuacan and Palenque. Written by a renowned Mayanist, it also features insightful chapters on how archaeologists have reconstructed the past in Mexico.
(MEX41, $18.95)
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The Code of Kings, The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs
• Linda Schele
• Peter Mathews
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A vivid guided tour of seven Maya sites, including Palenque, Tikal and Chichen Itza. This outstanding book features photos and line drawings throughout, and introductory chapters with a succinct introduction to Maya history and culture.
(MYA13, $22.00)
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The Corn Grows Ripe
• Dorothy Rhoads
• Jean Charlot
• LITERATURE
• MIDDLE READERS (Age 9-12)
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A coming-of-age tale set in modern-day Yucatan that draws on Myan lore and tradition. Tigre, a 12-year-old boy, must sow and harvest the crops to support his family and appease the gods after his father is injured.
(MYA35, $4.99)
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A Forest of Kings, The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya
• Linda Schele
• David Freidel
• HISTORY
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The history of the Maya, as it was recorded in the previously undecipherable hieroglyphs of the Maya. This excellent account traces the kingships and politics of the Maya, and features narratives recreating scenes of burials, blood sacrifices, battles and other events.
(MYA22, $24.95)
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Genesis (Memory of Fire Trilogy, Part 1)
• Cedric Belfrage
• Eduardo Galeano
• HISTORY
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Brief, lyrical vignettes and anecdotes from pre-Columbian myths through the conquest and early colonial period. A crash course in the history of the New World.
(MYA18, $16.95)
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Guatemala: Never Again!
• Thomas Quigley
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Eyewitness testimony of the war conducted by the military against Guatemala's indigenous population during the 36-year civil war.
(CAM88, $30.00)
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A Guide to Ancient Maya Ruins
• C. Bruce Hunter
• GUIDEBOOK
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A compact, accessible guide to archaeological sites in Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras.
(MYA23, $19.95)
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Hands of the Maya, Villagers at Work and Play
• Rachel Crandell
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• YOUNG READERS (Age 4-8)
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A colorful photo-essay about modern Maya life. This short book introduces the modern Maya to very young readers through close-up photographs of Maya hands at work. Ages 4-8.
(MYA34, $17.95)
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I, Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala
• Rigoberta Menchu
• Elisabeth Burgos-Debray
• BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
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Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1992, Menchu speaks eloquently of her struggles against the military for a decent way of life. Although some of the book's events have been called into question, it is a compelling testimony to the power of a strong-minded, ordinary person and her love for her land.
(GML01, $30.00)
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Incidents of Travel in Yucatan
• John Lloyd Stephens
• Karl Ackerman
• Frederick Catherwood
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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In this beloved classic, first published in 1841, Stephens chronicles his adventures and explorations in the Yucatan, including his rediscovery of important Maya sites, among them Chichen Itza, Uxmal, Kabah and Tulum. This traveler's edition features modern and archival photographs in addition to Frederick Catherwood's original lithographs.
(MEX02, $16.95)
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Lost Cities of the Maya
• Claude Baudez
• Sydney Picasso
• ARCHAEOLOGY
• HARD TO FIND ELSEWHERE
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A pocket encyclopedia of archaeological discovery, this lavish little guide features hundreds of color photographs and illustrations, including Catherwood's original engravings.
(MYA01, $12.95)
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The Maya
• Michael Coe
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A clear, concise and up-to-date introduction to Maya ar-chaeology and culture by a leading authority. Now in its seventh edition, this volume in the "Ancient Peoples and Places" series highlights the chronology, accomplishments and legacy of the Maya.
(MYA10, $22.50)
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The Maya and Teotihuacan, Reinterpreting Early Classic Interaction
• Geoffrey E. Braswell
• HISTORY
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Essays shedding light on the relationship between two Mesoamerican civilizations.
(MYA40, $24.95)
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Maya Art and Architecture
• Mary Ellen Miller
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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An illustrated overview of the art and architecture of the Maya, making use of the latest discoveries at Tikal, Copan, and Palenque to demonstrate the range of Maya artistic influence. With 200 illustrations, 50 in color, including site plans, maps, strikingly rendered reconstructions and color photographs of key temples and buildings.
(MYA20, $14.95)
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Maya Color, The Painted Villages of Mesoamerica
• Jeff Becom
• ART & ARCHITECTURE
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A vibrant celebration of the modern Maya in 150 illustrations in full-color (naturally), with accompanying essays and interviews.
(MYA56, $50.00)
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Maya Cosmos, Three Thousand Years on the Shaman's Path
• Joy Parker
• Linda Schele
• David Freidel
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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This book finds coherence in 3000 years of Central American religious history.
(MYA32, $23.95)
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Maya Glyphs
• S.D. Houston
• HISTORY
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A concise survey of ancient Maya language and writing.
(MYA24, $15.95)
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Palenque, Eternal City of the Maya
• David Stuart
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
• COMING IN OCTOBER
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An account of the discovery of Palenque and the tomb of King Pakal, deep in the moutains of southeastern Mexico, by two leading Maya scholars.
(MEX239, $34.95)
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Popol Vuh
• Victor Montejo
• Luis Garay
• David Unger
• RELIGION
• FAMILY
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A wonderful re-telling of this Maya sacred text, sensitively illustrated. Children will thrill to the tale of the fateful ball game between the underworld gods and the Hero Twins, and parents will appreciate the inclusion of some commentary on Spanish imperialism.
(MYA28, $19.95)
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Popol Vuh, The Mayan Book of the Dawn of Life
• Dennis Tedlock
• LITERATURE
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The definitive, unabridged collection of creation myths and stories of the Quiche people. Carlos Fuentes called it "The Maya Bible."
(MYA14, $16.00)
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Reading the Maya Glyphs
• Mark Van Stone
• Michael Coe
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A compact, illustrated guide to commonly encountered Maya hieroglyphs with clear drawings and illuminating text; an excellent introduction to Maya writing for the traveler.
(MYA26, $19.95)
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Skywatchers, A Revised and Updated Version of Skywatchers of Mexico
• Anthony Aveni
• HISTORY
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A revised edition of the book that established the field of archaeoastronomy.
(MEX136, $34.95)
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Stairways to the Stars, Skywatching in Three Great Ancient Cultures
• Anthony Aveni
• ARCHAEOLOGY
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A wide-ranging study of the influence of astronomy on the design of ancient monuments and cities, focusing on Stonehenge, the Incas and the Maya.
(GEN314, $16.95)
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Stolen Continents, 500 Years of Conquest and Resistance in the Americas
• Ronald Wright
• HISTORY
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A powerful history of imperialism and resistance in the Americas, with a focus on the Aztec, Maya, Inca, Cherokee and Iroquois. Wright draws on an impressive range of archival material in reconstructing this classic account.
(NAM20, $17.00)
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Time Among the Maya, Travels in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico
• Ronald Wright
• TRAVEL NARRATIVE
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Wright combines journalism, archaeology and an ear for dialogue in this engaging account of travels among the contemporary Maya. With chapters devoted to Belize, the Peten, highland Guatemala, Chiapas and the Yucatan, it's stimulating reading.
(CAM84, $16.00)
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Unfinished Conquest, The Guatemalan Tragedy
• Daniel Chauche
• Victor Perera
• HISTORY
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An oral history of devastating 30-year civil war; Perera interviewed hundreds of people for this astonishing book, not only the resilient Maya but also landowners, government officials, military personnel and clergy.
(CAM83, $29.95)
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Weaving Identities: Construction of Dress and Self in a Highland Guatemala Town
• Carol Hendrickson
• CULTURAL PORTRAIT
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An ethnography of contemporary life in the Guatemalan highlands, and a study of the political significance and role of traditional costume.
(GML07, $19.95)
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The World of the Ancient Maya
• George S. Henderson
• HISTORY
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A comprehensive survey of the Maya from early settlement to the Spanish invasion. With descriptions of Maya rulers, architecture, art, language, and daily life, photographs and maps.
(MYA21, $29.95)
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Yucatan Before and After the Conquest
• Diego de Landa
• William Gates
• HISTORY
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A 16th-century report by the first bishop of Yucatan, a dedicated ethnographer who has provided the most complete early European account of the Maya. With maps and handsome line drawings.
(MYA15, $8.95)
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