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Books by Arthur Andrew Demarest
  | | Ideology and Pre-Columbian Civilizations (School of American Research Advanced Seminar) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Geoffrey W. Conrad Hardcover, 261 Pages, Published 1992 by School Of American Research Press ISBN-13: 978-0-933452-82-4, ISBN: 0-933452-82-9 "The role played by ideology in the evolution of civilizations is being energetically debated by archaeologists, but until now the theoretical debates have had little impact on the actual interpretation of field data from Mesoamerica or South America. Studies of pre-Columbian ideology have generally used historical, ethnohistorical, and iconographic data to look synchronically at specific ancient religions. Little progress has been made ..." |
 | | The Real Business of Ancient Maya Economies From Farmers' Fields to Rulers' Realms (Maya Studies) by Marilyn A. Masson, David A. Freidel, Arthur Andrew Demarest Hardcover, 592 Pages, Published 2020 by University Press Of Florida, United States ISBN-13: 978-0-8130-6629-5, ISBN: 0-8130-6629-8 ""A timely synthesis of the latest research and perspectives on ancient Maya economics, this volume illuminates the sophistication and complexity of economic systems in the Preclassic, Classic, and Postclassic periods." |
 | | The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands(Updated) Collapse, Transition, and Transformation by Arthur A. Demarest, Don S. Rice, Prudence M. Rice, Arthur Andrew Demarest Paperback, 677 Pages, Published 2005 by University Press Of Colorado ISBN-13: 978-0-87081-822-6, ISBN: 0-87081-822-8 ""The Terminal Classic in the Maya Lowlands" revisits one of the great problems in Mayan archaeology - the apparent collapse of Classic Maya civilization from roughly A.D. 830 to 950. During this period the Maya abandoned their power centers in the southern lowlands and rather abruptly ceased the distinctive cultural practices that marked their apogee in the Classic period. Archaeological fieldwork during the past three decades, however, ..." |
 | | Ancient Maya(1st Edition) The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization (Case Studies in Early Societies) by Author: Arthur Demarest, Arthur Andrew Demarest Paperback, 389 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-53390-4, ISBN: 0-521-53390-2 "In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own ..." |
 | | The Petexbatun Regional Archaeological Project A Multidisciplinary Study of the Maya Collapse (Vanderbilt Institute of Mesoamerican Archaeology Monograph) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Arthur A. Demarest Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 2006 by Vanderbilt University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-1443-1, ISBN: 0-8265-1443-X "This overview and introduction to the multi-volume Petexbatun project series describes the objectives, structure, personnel, and major findings of the seven-year multidisciplinary investigation. The previous research, issues, and problem-orientation of the project are reviewed, and an unusually frank history of the 1989-1996 field investigations is presented. Final results of the dozen Petexbatun subprojects are previewed, including su ..." |
 | | Religion and Empire(Updated) The Dynamics of Aztec and Inca Expansionism (New Studies in Archaeology) by Geoffrey W. Conrad, Arthur Andrew Demarest, Conrad/Demarest Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1984 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-31896-9, ISBN: 0-521-31896-3 "Religion and Empire is an innovative and provocative study of the two largest states of the Precolumbian Americas, the Aztec and Inca Empires. By examining the causes of the formation and expansion of these two empires, the authors identify similar patterns and processes underlying their rise and decline. They demonstrate that in both examples among the critical elements in the transition from marginal people to imperial power to disint ..." |
 | | The Anxiety of Obsolescence The American Novel in the Age of Television by Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Arthur Andrew Demarest Paperback, 288 Pages, Published 2006 by Vanderbilt University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-8265-1520-9, ISBN: 0-8265-1520-7 "It almost goes without saying that the rise in popularity of television has killed the audience for "serious" literature. This is such a given that reading Fitzpatrick's challenge to this notion can be very disconcerting, as she traces the ways in which a small cadre of writers of "serious" literature--DeLillo, Pynchon, and Franzen, for instance--have propagated this myth in order to set themselves up as the last bastions of good writin ..." |
 | | Ancient Maya The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization (Case Studies in Early Societies) by Arthur Andrew Demarest Hardcover, 390 Pages, Published 2005 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-59224-6, ISBN: 0-521-59224-0 "Arthur Demarest brings the lost civilization of Maya to life by applying a holistic view to the most recently discovered archaeological evidence. His theoretical interpretation simultaneously emphasizes the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Drawing on data from the latest significant archaeological research in Central America, this n ..." |
 | | Viracocha The Nature and Antiquity of the Andean High God (Peabody Museum Monographs) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Aa Demarest Paperback, 104 Pages, Published 2005 by Peabody Museum Press ISBN-13: 978-0-87365-906-2, ISBN: 0-87365-906-6 "This reexamination of the creator god of the Incas offers a fascinating look at pre-Columbian religion, culture change, and imperialism." |
 | | Archaeology of Santa Leticia and the Rise of Maya Civilization (Publication (Tulane University Middle American Research Institute)) by Arthur Andrew Demarest Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1986 by Tulane Univ Middle ISBN-13: 978-0-939238-81-1, ISBN: 0-939238-81-0 "Maya and mesoamerican archaeology." |
 | | Les Mayas (French Edition) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Simon Duran, Athur: Demarest, Denis-Armand Canal Paperback, 414 Pages, Published 2007 by Tallandier ISBN-13: 978-2-84734-372-4, ISBN: 2-84734-372-5 "Dans l'océan de la jungle gisent les ruines affaissées de palais magnifiques, de temples élevés, de monuments admirables. Qui étaient les Mayas, ce peuple bâtisseur ?" |
 | | Les Mayas Grandeur et chute d'une civilisation by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Simon Duran Hardcover, 414 Pages, Published 2006 by Le Grand Livre Du Mois ISBN-13: 978-2-286-03004-9, ISBN: 2-286-03004-9 |
 | | LES MAYAS GRANDEUR ET CHUTE D UNE CIVILISATION (TEXTO) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Simon Duran, Denis-Armand Canal Paperback, 414 Pages, Published 2011 by Tallandier ISBN-13: 978-2-84734-825-5, ISBN: 2-84734-825-5 "Arthur Demarest ramène à la vie cette civilisation perdue. Il en décrypte l'histoire complexe, la société brillante, la spiritualité omniprésente, et surtout la chute énigmatique. Et s'il n'y avait pas d'énigme, si la société maya fournissait elle-même la clé de son déclin, ou plutôt de sa transformation ? Les Etats mayas combinaient deux couches sociales : dans la forêt tropicale, une masse de paysans très productifs, remarquablement a ..." |
 | | Les mayas Grandeur et chute d'une civilisation (Texto) (French Edition) by Arthur Andrew Demarest, Arthur Desmarest, Denis-Armand Canal, Simon Duran Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 2019 by Tallandier ISBN-13: 979-10-210-3914-8, ISBN: "La dcouverte des palais de pierre, des temples et autres monuments sous la vgtation dense de la jungle, mais aussi l'astrologie, la cosmologie, le calendrier des Mayas... Depuis deux sicles, le mystre archologique de la civilisation maya ne cessent de captiver. Arthur Demarest ressuscite ici cette civilisation perdue et met en lumire l'panouissement de leur brillante culture dans un milieu la fois hostile et fragile. En explorant les so ..." |
 | | Religion e imperio / Religion and empire Dinamica Del Expansionismo Azteca E Inca / Dynamics Aztec and Inca Expansionism (Alianza America) (Spanish Edition) by Geoffrey W. Conrad, Arthur Andrew Demarest, Esther Benitez Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 2007 by Alianza Editorial Sa ISBN-13: 978-84-206-4218-5, ISBN: 84-206-4218-5 "RELIGION E IMPERIO: DINAMICA DEL EXPANSIONISMO AZTECA E INCA" |
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