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This book provides a new understanding on the rise of Maya civilization, pushing back the origins of social, religious and economic complexity hundreds of years earlier than traditionally thought.
This book provides a new understanding on the rise of Maya civilization, pushing back the origins of social, religious and economic complexity hundreds of years earlier than traditionally thought.
Examines the failure of development in Central America, where despite billions of dollars of funding and positive indicators of economic growth, poverty remains entrenched and violence endemic.
Introduction: Conformity -- Part 1. The city: Cuzco -- Cuzco's aesthetic of sameness -- Rethinking "Rubens" in the Andes -- Part 2. The cathedral: Mexico City -- Inventors in New Spain -- Metropolitan academicians -- Part 3. The viceroyalty: New Spain and Peru -- The transatlant…
This book will explore past, current, and future policies and trends concerning the sale of antiquities from Mesoamerica. Having outlined gaps in our knowledge, this book seeks to identify the substantive steps that the academic community can take toward affecting transparency, …
"Pre-Columbian artifacts are among the most popular items on the international antiquities market, yet it is becoming increasingly difficult to monitor these items as public, private, and digital sales proliferate. This timely volume explores past, current, and future policies a…