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xxvii + 269 pp. with 17 illus., 8vo.
Hardcover: 269 pages
Publisher: Knopf; 1st edition (December 9, 1989)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0394578031
ISBN-13: 978-0394578033
Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 1.3 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Best Sellers Rank: #813,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #136 in Books > History > Ancient Civilizations > Mayan #56103 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences
This book succeeds on many levels. It is a travelogue, a history, a social study, and a prophesy. It follows the relationship of the great Mayanist, Sylvanius Morley, with the Maya of Quintana Roo. Showing both the political and personal motivations of both parties the work unfolds like a beautiful flower. It raises question both cosmological and profane. From the Mayan conception of the "end of days" to American and European political intervention in Latin American affairs this work is crucial to understanding how the Mayan maids, bartenders, taxi-drivers, et al, view us gingos as we run roughshod over the indigenous culture in places like Cancun. A bell-weather for cultural awareness and understanding.
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