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Author Wolf, Eric R., 1923-1999.

Title Sons of the shaking earth / Eric R. Wolf.

Imprint [Chicago] : University of Chicago Press, 1959.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  917.2 W831s 1959    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 302 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Series A Phoenix book ; P90
Note "The people of Mexico and Guatemala--their land, history, and culture"--Cover.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary The history of Middle America is described as a "history as passionate and unsettled as the volcanic nature of the land." The study concerns not only geography and language of the race, but development of agriculture and of religions.
Contents The face of the land -- Generations of Adam -- Confusion of tongues -- Rise of the seed-planters -- Villages and holy towns -- Coming of the warriors -- Soldiers of the sun -- Conquest of Utopia -- New lords of the land -- Retreat from Utopia -- The power-seekers.
Subject Mexico -- Civilization.
Guatemala -- Civilization.
Indians of Mexico.
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala.
Indians of Central America -- Guatemala.
Indians of Mexico.
Mexico -- Civilization.
Guatemala -- Civilization.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Indians of Central America. (OCoLC)fst00969430
Indians of Mexico. (OCoLC)fst00969510
Guatemala. (OCoLC)fst01205154
Mexico. (OCoLC)fst01211700
Native Americans -- Mexico.
Native Americans -- Guatemala.
ISBN 0226905004
9780226905006
0226904997
9780226904993

 
    
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