| Sons of the Shaking Earth Contributor(s): Wolf, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 0226905004 ISBN-13: 9780226905006 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $33.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1962 Annotation: "Wolf drew on anthropology, archaeology, history, and geography to mold a magnificent, sweeping, and beautifully written synthesis. With style and deep personal engagement he unraveled the complexity of Mexico and Guatemala's past with its multiple ethnicities, many languages, and environmental diversity. . . . Armies of graduate students have challenged many of the details, but the book stands as a monument to a time when social scientists were able to think large thoughts and write elegant English"--"Foreign Affairs", Significant Books of the Last 75 Years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science |
| Dewey: 917.2 |
| LCCN: 59012290 |
| Series: Phoenix Books |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.35" W x 8.01" (0.88 lbs) 312 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Wolf drew on anthropology, archaeology, history, and geography to mold a magnificent, sweeping, and beautifully written synthesis. With style and deep personal engagement he unraveled the complexity of Mexico and Guatemala's past with its multiple ethnicities, many languages, and environmental diversity. . . . Armies of graduate students have challenged many of the details, but the book stands as a monument to a time when social scientists were able to think large thoughts and write elegant English--Foreign Affairs, Significant Books of the Last 75 Years. |