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  • Mexican Archæology

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    This richly illustrated study opens with a clear purpose: to sift what was known in 1914 about pre-Spanish Mexico and the Maya world, separating solid evidence from bold theory in a field still full of unresolved questions. Drawing on archaeology, early eyewitness accounts, maps, manuscripts, monuments, and codices, it compares two connected cultural regions—the Mexican north and west, and the ... Read more

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  • Warlords of Ancient Mexico

    How the Mayans and Aztecs Ruled for More Than a Thousand Years

    Learn the unbelievable true history of the great warrior tribes of Mexico.More than thirteen centuries of incredible spellbinding history are detailed in this intriguing study of the rulers and warriors of Mexico. Dozens of these charismatic leaders of nations and armies are brought to life by the deep research and entertaining storytelling of Peter Tsouras.Tsouras introduces the reader to the ... Read more

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  • Lost City of the Incas

    by Hiram Bingham ...
    First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba, capital city of the last Inca ruler, Manco Inca. With a combination of doggedness and good fortune he stumbled on the perfectly preserved ruins of ... Read more

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  • The Broken Spears 2007 Revised Edition

    The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

    For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Conquistadors

    by Michael Wood ...
    The Spanish conquest of the Americas in the 16th century was one of the most important and cataclysmic events in history. Spanish expeditions endured incredible hardships in order to open up the lands of the 'New World', and few stories in history can match these for drama and endurance.In Conquistadors, Michael Wood follows in the footsteps of some of the greatest of the Spanish adventurers ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • Mexico: From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

    From the Olmecs to the Aztecs

    “Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” —Library JournalMichael 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 best-selling The Maya has now been revised by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz.The seventh edition incorporates new ... Read more

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  • Popol Vuh: The Sacred Book of the Maya

    The Sacred Book of the Maya

    The Popol Vuh is the most important example of Maya literature to have survived the Spanish conquest. It is also one of the world’s great creation accounts, comparable to the beauty and power of Genesis.Most previous translations have relied on Spanish versions rather than the original K’iche’-Maya text. Based on ten years of research by a leading scholar of Maya literature, this translation with ... Read more

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  • Travels in Peru on the Coast in the Sierra Across the Cordilleras and the Andes into the Primeval Forests

    Travels in Peru by Johann Jakob von Tschudi is an expansive travel narrative detailing his scientific expedition across Peru during the mid-19th century. As a Swiss naturalist and ethnologist, Tschudi embarks on an exploration of Peru’s diverse landscapes, providing readers with vivid descriptions of the country’s coast, highlands, and vast primeval forests. His journey takes him from the arid ... Read more

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  • Yucatan Before and After the Conquest

    In "Yucatan Before and After the Conquest," Diego de Landa provides valuable insights into the culture, society, and history of the Maya civilization in the Yucatan region before and after the Spanish conquest. The work is an essential primary source for understanding the pre-Columbian Maya civilization and the early colonial period in the Yucatan.Diego de Landa's account covers various aspects of ... Read more

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  • The Ancient Maya

    by myebook ...
    "The Ancient Maya" creates a portrait of life in the ancient Mayan civilization. Describes the history, language, social classes, customs, culture, religion, and warfare of the ancient civilization of the Mayas.Easy to read and very interesting, providing first an overview, then a chapter by chapter journey through major events in Maya history, concluding with a separated portion of highlighting ... Read more

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  • Popol Vuh

    by Anonymous ...
    "Of all the American people , the Quiché region of Guatemala have left us the richest mythological legacy. The story of creation, which appears in the Popol Vuh, which may be called the national book of the Quiché, in its rude and strange eloquence and poetic originality, is one of the most unique relics of indigenous thought". This is what reminds us the americanist Brancoft about a text that has ... Read more

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  • Pre-Columbian America

    Empires of the New World

    Series series Britannica Guide to Ancient Civilizations
    From the Mayan calendar to the Toltec architecture at Chichén Itzá, the bequests of ancient Mesoamerican civilizations have endured long after the societies that created them declined. The intellectual and cultural achievements of Pre-Columbian America rivaled those of ancient Rome and Egypt, and greatly enriched the landscape of present-day Mexico and Central America. The traditions, social ... Read more

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