Michael Coe has been at the forefront of American archaeology for more than four decades. His research on the Olmecs and the Maya has had a decisive effect on the way we think about Mesoamerican culture, and his acclaimed books, such as The Maya and Breaking the Maya Code, have introduced archaeology to a popular audience. Now, in these entertaining and revealing memoirs, Coe looks back on a remarkably diverse life.
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Michael Coe has been at the forefront of American archaeology for more than four decades. His research on the Olmecs and the Maya has had a decisive effect on the way we think about Mesoamerican culture. In these revealing memoirs, Coe looks back on a diverse life.
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Preface; 1. Silver Spoon; 2. 'Stop Walking on Your Knees': A Small Boy's Education; 3. Life with Grandfather; 4. A Little Rebellion in a Big School; 5. The Age of Enlightenment; 6. The Agency; 7. The Long Voyage Home; 8. Return of the Native; 9. Into the Past on the Soconusco Coast; 10. Tennessee; 11. Mesoamerican Genesis: the Olmecs and their Predecessors; 12. A Farm in the Hills; 13. Life among the Glyphs; 14. Parallel Worlds; Envoi.
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ISBN
9780500051436
Publisert
2006
Utgiver
Thames & Hudson Ltd
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232 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
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Product language
Engelsk
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Antall sider
224
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