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True Tales from Another Mexico
Merges keen observation with astute interviews and storytelling in the search for an authentic modern Mexico, finding it in part with emigrants.
The Hohokam
"For a calculated 1,400 years, Snaketown was a viable village, but unlike so many tells in the Near East, the people remained the same while their culture changed. The smoothly graded typological sequences for most attributes suggest to me that the ethnic identity of the inhabitants was not interrupted, that they were one and the same people experiencing normal internal evolutionary cultural modifications with occasional boosts of features and ideas newly arrived from the outside." —Emil W. Haury
From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty
From Tribute to Communal Sovereignty examines both continuity and change over the last five centuries for the indigenous peoples of central western Mexico, providing the first sweeping and comprehensive history of this important region in Mesoamerica. The continuities elucidated concern ancestral territorial claims that date back centuries and reflect the stable geographic locations occupied by core populations of indigenous language–speakers in or near their pre-Columbian territories since the Postclassical period, from the thirteenth to late fifteenth centuries. A common theme of this volume is the strong cohesive forces present, not only in the colonial construction of Christian village...
Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America
This reference is devoted to the pre-Columbian archaeology of the Mesoamerican culture area, one of the six cradles of early civilization. It features in-depth articles on the major cultural areas of ancient Mexico and Central America; coverage of important sites, including the world-renowned discoveries as well as many lesser-known locations; articles on day-to-day life of ancient peoples in these regions; and several bandw regional and site maps and photographs. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover introductory archaeological facts (flora, fauna, human growth and development, nonorganic resources), chronologies of various periods (Paleoindian, Archaic, Formative, Classic and Postclassic, and Colonial), cultural features, Maya, regional summaries, research methods and resources, ethnohistorical methods and sources, and scholars and research history. Edited by archaeologists Evans and Webster, both of whom are associated with Pennsylvania State University. c. Book News Inc.
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Arqueología del occidente y norte de México
"Desde el surgimiento del Estado tarasco en la cuenca de Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, hasta el desarrollo cultural por espacio de milenios en una zona del norte de México virtualmente desconocida por la arqueología, pasando por temas tan diversos como análisis de objetos de molienda, interpretación de artefactos de concha, explotación de turquesa en el norte de Mesoamérica, etnoarqueología cerámica y otros, este libro aporta datos novedosos sobre temas o regiones que han sido estudiados. Este libro no solo pone al dia nuestro conocimientos sobre temas y regiones importantes, sino que además ofrece una muestra de los nuevos enfoques que actualments se están utilzando para esclarecer el pasado prehispánico del occidente y norte de México."--
Behind The Curtain
Students of Bentonville, Arkansas interview relatives and community members about their lives. Interviewers included the guiding questions: What struggles do communities face regarding inequality and justice? How does experiencing societal conflict influence the way people see the world? How can I use my voice to create change? Interview responses include a range of discrimination struggles, life joys, humorous anecdotes, and sound advice.
