The Maya

The Maya

by O'Neil, Megan Eileen

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This book reveals how the ancient Maya and their buildings, ideas, objects and identities, have been perceived, portrayed and exploited over 500 years in the Americas, Europe and beyond. Megan E. O'Neil summarizes ancient Maya art and history from the Preclassic period to the Spanish invasion, as well as the history of engagement with the ancient Maya, from Spanish invaders in the sixteenth century, to later explorers and archaeologists. Taking in scientific literature, visual arts, architectur…

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  • Full title :The Maya / Megan E. O'Neil.

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This book reveals how the ancient Maya and their buildings, ideas, objects and identities, have been perceived, portrayed and exploited over 500 years in the Americas, Europe and beyond. Megan E. O'Neil summarizes ancient Maya art and history from the Preclassic period to the Spanish invasion, as well as the history of engagement with the ancient Maya, from Spanish invaders in the sixteenth century, to later explorers and archaeologists. Taking in scientific literature, visual arts, architecture, world's fairs and Indigenous activism, she looks at the decipherment of Maya inscriptions, Maya museum exhibitions and artists' responses, and contemporary Maya people's engagements with their ancestral past, to explore the history and legacy of this fascinating culture.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2022.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Reaktion books
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2022.

The Physical Object

  • Description:296 pages : : illustrations (chiefly colour), map ; : 23 cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781789145502, 1789145503
  • oclc:on1348369280
  • Dewey Decimal:972.81016

Subjects

History Maya art Mayas Mayas -- Antiquities Mayas -- History

Writers

O'Neil, Megan Eileen

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