Maya society under colonial rule : the collective enterprise of survival /
"This is a study of the Maya Indians of Yucatan, Mexico, from late preconquest times through the end of Spanish colonial rules (ca. 1500-1820). It takes the form of an historical ethnography, which attempts to reconstruct the Maya world in as comprehensive a fashion as possible--by relating eco...
Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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Main Author: | |
Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
Published: |
Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
©1984.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
Summary: | "This is a study of the Maya Indians of Yucatan, Mexico, from late preconquest times through the end of Spanish colonial rules (ca. 1500-1820). It takes the form of an historical ethnography, which attempts to reconstruct the Maya world in as comprehensive a fashion as possible--by relating ecology and modes of subsistence to social forms and belief systems--and to trace changes in that world within the larger colonial context"--Preface. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 585 pages : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-567) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780691235400 0691235406 |