Overview
Long after the Aztecs and the Incas had become a fading memory, a Maya civilization still thrived in the interior of Central America. ""Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples"" is the first collection and translation of important 17th-century narratives about Europeans travelling across the great Ocean Sea and encountering a people who had maintained an independent existence in the lowlands of Guatemala and Belize. In these narratives - primary documents written by missionaries and conquistadors - vivid details of these little known Mayan cultures are revealed, answering how and why lowlander independence was able to pervade Spanish conquest while similar civilizations could not. Fascinating tales of the journey from Europe are included, involving unknown islands, lost pilots, life aboard a galleon fleet, political intrigue, cannibals and breathtaking natural beauty. In short, these forgotten manuscripts - translations of papers of the past - provide an unforgettable look at an understudied chapter in the age of exploration. ""Lost Shores, Forgotten Peoples"" should appeal to archaeologists, anthropologists and historians interested in Central America, the Maya and the Spanish Conquest.
Full Product Details
Author: Lawrence H. Feldman
Publisher: Duke University Press
Imprint: Duke University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.30cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.481kg
ISBN: 9780822326243
ISBN 10: 0822326248
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 05 February 2001
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Over the past two decades, independent scholar Lawrence H. Feldman has earned a reputation among scholars of colonial Guatemala as a master of its archives. There is almost no topic from the history of the region for which Feldman cannot produce a reference to some archival gem. . . . [A] fascinating collection that will be of interest to a broad spectrum of readers. . . . The preface is engagingly written . . . . [T]he notes are . . . helpful and well researched . . . . The book is nicely endowed with three maps and fifteen illustrations . . . . [A] useful resource for scholars and graduate students and an enjoyable read for a wide range of readers. <br> <br> <br>--Matthew Restall, The Historian
This is totally new, very important material. Specialists in the field will be very pleased to see it in print--Feldman has been known to have been burrowing in the archives for a long time now, and this is spectacular fruit. --Norman Hammond, Boston University
Author Information
Lawrence H. Feldman is an anthropologist, researcher, writer, and indexer. His previous books include A Tumpline Economy and Anglo-Americans in Spanish Archives.
