A Forest of Kings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Forest of Kings write by Linda Schele. This book was released on 1990. A Forest of Kings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The recent interpretation of Maya hieroglyphs has given us the first written history of the New World as it existed before the European invasion. Now, two central figures in the massive effort to decode the glyphs, Linda Schele and David Freidel, make this history available for the first time in all its detail. A Forest of Kings is the story of Maya kingship, from the beginning of its institution and the first great pyramid builders two thousand years ago to the decline of Maya civilization and its destruction by the Spanish. Here the great historic rulers of Precolumbian civilization come to life again with the decipherment of the writing. At its height, Maya civilization flourished under great kings like Shield-Jaguar, who ruled for over sixty years, expanding his kingdom and building some of the most impressive works of architecture in the ancient world. Long placed on a mist-shrouded pedestal as austere, peaceful stargazers, the Maya elites are now known to have been the rulers or populous, aggressive city-states. Hailed as "a Rosetta Stone of Maya civilization" (Brian M. Fagan, author of People of the Earth), A Forest of Kings is "a must for interested readers," says Evon Vogt, professor of anthropology at Harvard University.
Maya
Maya - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Maya write by Nikolai Grube. This book was released on 2007-09-01. Maya available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Lost cities in the jungle and towering temple pyramids form only a small part of Mayan culture. This fascinating people achieved the landmarks of an advanced civilisation - such as a highly developed writing system and densely populated cities - in the classical period (AD 300-600), earning them a place among the greatest civilisations in the world. However, this period represents just one phase in the history of the Mayan culture, which extends over thousands of years. Our knowledge of Mayan life has increased dramatically in recent decades. As a result, specialists from a wide range of disciplines have contributed to this book in order to represent all of the latest research on the Maya. The contributions included in this magnificent volume range from the origins of Mayan culture all the way to today, giving insight into everyday life and religion as well as the artistic accomplishments and intellectual abilities of this important culture.
Kings of the Forest
Kings of the Forest - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Kings of the Forest write by Jana Fortier. This book was released on 2009-04-30. Kings of the Forest available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In today’s world hunter-gatherer societies struggle with seemingly insurmountable problems: deforestation and encroachment, language loss, political domination by surrounding communities. Will they manage to survive? This book is about one such society living in the monsoon rainforests of western Nepal: the Raute. Kings of the Forest explores how this elusive ethnic group, the last hunter-gatherers of the Himalayas, maintains its traditional way of life amidst increasing pressure to assimilate. Author Jana Fortier examines Raute social strategies of survival as they roam the lower Himalayas gathering wild yams and hunting monkeys. Hunting is part of a symbiotic relationship with local Hindu farmers, who find their livelihoods threatened by the monkeys’ raids on their crops. Raute hunting helps the Hindus, who consider the monkeys sacred and are reluctant to kill the animals themselves. Fortier explores Raute beliefs about living in the forest and the central importance of foraging in their lives. She discusses Raute identity formation, nomadism, trade relations, and religious beliefs, all of which turn on the foragers’ belief in the moral goodness of their unique way of life. The book concludes with a review of issues that have long been important to anthropologists—among them, biocultural diversity and the shift from an evolutionary focus on the ideal hunter-gatherer to an interest in hunter-gatherer diversity. Kings of the Forest will be welcomed by readers of anthropology, Asian studies, environmental studies, ecology, cultural geography, and ethnic studies. It will also be eagerly read by those who recognize the critical importance of preserving and understanding the connections between biological and cultural diversity.
The Code of Kings
The Code of Kings - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Code of Kings write by Linda Schele. This book was released on 1999-06-06. The Code of Kings available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This highly informative tour of a lost civilization discusses Mayan history and culture and focuses on seven sites that exemplify the Mayan tradition of using public places to record their history and belief system. Maps, drawings & photos.
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens write by Simon Martin. This book was released on 2008-03-25. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "The ideal reference on Maya archaeology."--Science News
