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
Høyde
232 mm
Bredde
155 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
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Antall sider
224

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Biografisk notat

Michael D. Coe is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, Yale University. Among his many books are The Maya, Breaking the Maya Code, The True History of Chocolate (with Sophie Coe), Reading the Maya Glyphs (with Mark Van Stone) and Angkor and the Khmer Civilization, all published by Thames & Hudson.