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2012 and the End of the World
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2011; US$ 16.95Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has 2012 millenarianism gained such popular appeal? In this deeply knowledgeable book, two leading historians of the Maya answer these questions in a succinct, readable, and accessible style. Matthew Restall and Amara Solari introduce, explain, and ultimately... more...
Afro-Central Americans in New York City
UPF 2006; US$ 44.95A fascinating and richly detailed ethnographic study of a unique and little-known transmigrant population. more...
Amazing Maya Inventions You Can Build Yourself
Nomad Press 2007; US$ 11.95The amazing accomplishments of the ancient Maya as well as the Maya currently living in Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula are highlighted in this collection of 25 creative, educational, hands-on projects. Covering everything from the 20-base numbering system to the Maya's extensive trade relationships, kids learn about appeasing the gods with... more...
The Americas That Might Have Been
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 29.95This work answers the hypothetical question: What would the Americas be like today—politically, economically, culturally—if Columbus and the Europeans had never found them, and how would American peoples interact with the world's other societies? It assumes that Columbus did not embark from Spain in 1492 and that no Europeans found... more...
The Ancient Maya
ABC-CLIO 2004; US$ 75.00This is an introduction to the Mayan civilization, including new interpretations and ongoing controversies. The book features examples of artifacts such as the murals of Bonampak and the Hieroglyphic Stairway of Copan. more...
Ancient Maya Traders of Ambergris Caye
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 9.95Archaeologists are unsure exactly when the Maya inhabited the coastal areas of Belize, but ample evidence exists to support an extensive maritime trade network along the coast by A.D. 600 This volume focuses on the maritime trade network sites on Ambergris Caye, Belize where excavations have revealed remnants of very small villages, or camps, along... more...
Belize's Independence and Decolonization in Latin America
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00This book provides an account of Belize's struggle for independence in the face of Guatemala's territorial claim, written by a key player in the independence struggle. more...
The Big Ditch
Princeton University Press 2010; US$ 39.95On August 15, 1914, the Panama Canal officially opened for business, forever changing the face of global trade and military power, as well as the role of the United States on the world stage. The Canal's creation is often seen as an example of U.S. triumphalism, but Noel Maurer and Carlos Yu reveal a more complex story. Examining the Canal's influence... more...
Black and Indigenous
University of Minnesota Press 2009; US$ 75.00Garifuna live in Central America, primarily Honduras, and the United States. Identified as Black by others and by themselves, they also claim indigenous status and rights in Latin America. Examining this set of paradoxes, Mark Anderson shows how, on the one hand, Garifuna embrace discourses of tradition, roots, and a paradigm of ethnic political struggle.... more...
Bones of the Maya
University of Alabama Press 2009; US$ 34.95During the last 20 years new techniques in osteology have yielded findings on Maya diet and health that challenge the ecological model of collapse. This volume, which includes an index bibliography of the first 150 years of Maya osteology, brings together for the first time, a broad spectrum of bioarchaeologists and reveals remarkable data on... more...









