| The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America: Their Societies, Cultures, and Histories Contributor(s): Carmack, Robert M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1498558984 ISBN-13: 9781498558983 Publisher: Lexington Books OUR PRICE: $43.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Native American - History | Latin America - Central America - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social |
| Dewey: 972.801 |
| LCCN: 2017027400 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6" W x 9" (0.52 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Native American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America, Robert Carmack focuses on K'iche' natives of Guatemala, Masayan peoples of Nicaragua, and the native peoples of Buenos Aires and Costa Rica. Starting with Christopher Columbus' proclaimed "discovery" of Central America, Carmack illustrates the Central American native peoples' dramatic struggles for survival, native languages, and unique communities and states. Carmack draws on the fieldwork that he has conducted over the past fifty years to highlight the diversity of the Central American peoples, cultures, and histories, and to explain their significance relative to other native peoples of the world. This book is recommended for scholars of anthropology, Latin American studies, history, and sociology |