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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Farriss, Nancy M. (Nancy Marguerite), 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©1984.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 585 pages : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 543-567) and index.
ISBN:9780691235400
0691235406