The Ancient Americas : A Brief History and Guide to Research

The Ancient Americas outlines the enormously long and complex cultural history of Mesoamerica, as well as the Andean continuum. It combines an overview of pre-Columbian historical events and situations with a consideration of important research problems and efforts and places their last flowering of indigenous complex civilizations within their respective geographic and sociocultural frameworks. The heart of this volume is an exhaustive digest and analysis of available data on each epoch from English-, Spanish-, French-, and German-language sources. In addition, there is also a topically arranged bibliography of over a thousand entries. Annotation Outlines The Complex Cultural History Of Mesoamerica And The Andean Continuum, Combining An Overview Of Pre-columbian Historical Events With Consideration Of Important Research Problems. Contains Sections On Specific Periods And Peoples, And On Basic Questions, Approaches To Research, And Unsolved Problems, With Readable Summaries Under Many Subheadings, Drawing On Available Data From English, Spanish, French, And German Sources. Includes Chronologies, Genealogies, And B&w Maps. Originally Published As Geschichte Altamerikas In 1989 By R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich. Annotation C. By Book News, Inc., Portland, Or. Annotation Outlining The Long And Complex Cultural History Of Mesoamerica And The Incas, This Volume Places The Last Flowering Of The Aztecs And Incas Into Their Respective Geographic And Sociocultural Frameworks. A Final Section Offers A Topically Arranged Bibliography Of Over A Thousand Entries. An Essential Reference. The Prehistoric Period -- The Preclassic And Classic Cultures Of Mesoamerica. The Area. The Olmecs. The Olmec Periphery. Teotihuacán. Teotihuacán's Neighbors. Oaxaca. The Late Classic. Eastern Mesoamerica -- The Early Postclassic In Mesoamerica. Tula. The Toltecs Of The Reports. Neighbors And Heirs Of The Toltecs. Yucatán -- The Late Postclassic. Yucatán And Guatemala. Central Mexico. Sociopolitical Organization In Central Mexico. Early History Of The Aztec Triple Alliance. The Structure Of The Aztec Empire -- The Andes: Landscape And Climate -- Early And Middle Horizons In The Andes. Chavín. Hanns J. Prem ; Translated By Kornelia Kurbjuhn. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 218-289) And Index. Annotation Outlines the complex cultural history of Mesoamerica and the Andean continuum, combining an overview of pre-Columbian historical events with consideration of important research problems. Contains sections on specific periods and peoples, and on basic questions, approaches to research, and unsolved problems, with readable summaries under many subheadings, drawing on available data from English, Spanish, French, and German sources. Includes chronologies, genealogies, and b & w maps. Originally published as "Geschichte Altamerikas" in 1989 by R. Oldenbourg Verlag, Munich. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or