Cycles of the Sun, Mysteries of the Moon: The Calendar in Mesoamerican Civilization
Author:   Vincent H. Malmström
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
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9780292751972


Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 February 1997
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Vincent H. Malmström
Publisher:   University of Texas Press
Imprint:   University of Texas Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780292751972


ISBN 10:   0292751974
Pages:   296
Publication Date:   01 February 1997
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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List of Illustrations Preface Chapter 1. Questions, Hypotheses, and Assorted Detours Chapter 2. Humans and Environment in the Americas Chapter 3. Strange Attraction: The Mystery of Magnetism Chapter 4. New Windows on the World: Working the Land and Sailing the Sea Chapter 5. The Olmec Dawning Chapter 6. The Long Count: Astronomical Precision Chapter 7. Calendar Reform and Eclipses: The Place of Edzná Chapter 8. The Golden Age Chapter 9. The Twilight of the Gods Chapter 10. Dawn in the Desert: The Rise of the Toltecs Chapter 11. People of the Pleiades: The Aztec Interlude Chapter 12. The Long Journey: A Retrospective References Index

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Never have I been so impressed and excited as I was after perusing Malmstrom's book. It has everything ... an exciting revisionist thesis ... and truly important conclusions. --Terry G. Jordan, Walter Prescott Webb Chair in Geography, University of Texas at Austin


""Never have I been so impressed and excited as I was after perusing Malmstrom's book. It has everything ... an exciting revisionist thesis ... and truly important conclusions."" --Terry G. Jordan, Walter Prescott Webb Chair in Geography, University of Texas at Austin


"""Never have I been so impressed and excited as I was after perusing Malmstrom's book. It has everything ... an exciting revisionist thesis ... and truly important conclusions."" --Terry G. Jordan, Walter Prescott Webb Chair in Geography, University of Texas at Austin"


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Vincent Malmström is Professor of Geography at Dartmouth College.

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