Cities of the Maya in Seven Epochs, 1250 B.C. to A.D. 1903

by Steve Glassman and Armando Anaya

Telling the story of the Maya peoples from their earliest beginnings to the start of the 20th century, this book divides the 3,000 year time span into seven distinct sections. Each provides a detailed vignette of the events, explorers, and people of a particular Maya era, starting with the tropical lowlands' Olmec civilization. Among the topics covered are the shamanistic rites by which Mesoamerican monarchs based their power to rule; the Preclassic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786448482
• ISBN13: 9780786448487
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher