Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
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 the last flowering of indigenous complex civizations within their respective geographic and sociocultural frameworks.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-289) and index.