{"product_id":"the-maya-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"The Maya: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMatthew Restall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmara Solari\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas -- and in all of human history. Long before contact with Europeans, Maya communities built spectacular cities with large, well-fed large populations. They mastered the visual arts, and developed a sophisticated writing system that recorded extraordinary knowledge in calendrics, mathematics, and astronomy. The Maya achieved all this without area-wide centralized control. There was never a single, unified Maya state or empire, but always numerous, evolving ethnic groups speaking dozens of distinct Mayan languages. The people we call \"Maya\" never thought of themselves as such; yet something definable, unique, and endlessly fascinating - what we call Maya culture - has clearly existed for millennia. So what was their self-identity and how did Maya civilization come to be \"invented?\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the Maya historically subdivided and misunderstood in so many ways, the pursuit of what made them \"the Maya\" is all the more important. In this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Restall and Solari explore the themes of Maya identity, city-state political culture, art and architecture, the Maya concept of the cosmos, and the Maya experience of contact with -- including invasion by -- outsiders. Despite its brevity, this book is unique for its treatment of all periods of Maya civilization, from its origins to the present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Restall\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEdwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology and Director of Latin American Studies, Penn State University\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cstrong\u003eAmara Solari\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eProfessor of Art History and Anthropology, Penn State University\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatthew Restall\u003c\/strong\u003e is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History and Anthropology and Director of Latin American Studies at Penn State University. His books include \u003cem\u003eThe Maya World, Maya Conquistador, Seven Myths of the Spanish Conquest, The Black Middle, 2012 and the End of the World, The Conquistadors: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWhen Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting Than Changed History\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmara Solari\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Art History and Anthropology at Penn State University. She is the co-author of \u003cem\u003e2012 and the End of the World: The Western Roots of the Maya Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e, and author of \u003cem\u003eMaya Ideologies of the Sacred: The Transfiguration of Space in Colonial Yucatan\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eIdolizing Mary: Maya-Christian Icons in Early Modern Yucatán\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.8 x 4.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978455187757,"sku":"9780190645021","price":16.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/OUJvS0RibzdNNC9YTXpBT3k5c1JuUT09.webp?v=1775805258","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-maya-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}