The Maya : Lost Civilizations.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

O'Neil, Megan E.

Series:

Lost Civilizations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mayas.

Art and architecture.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2022.

Summary:

An illuminating look at the myriad communities who have engaged with the ancient Maya over the centuries.This book reveals how the ancient Maya--and their buildings, ideas, objects, and identities--have been perceived, portrayed, and exploited over five hundred years in the Americas, Europe, and beyond.Engaging in interdisciplinary analysis, the book summarizes ancient Maya art and history from the preclassical period to the Spanish invasion, as well as the history of outside engagement with the ancient Maya, from Spanish invaders in the sixteenth century to later explorers and archaeologists, taking in scientific literature, visual arts, architecture, world's fairs, and Indigenous activism. It also looks at the decipherment of Maya inscriptions, Maya museum exhibitions and artists' responses, and contemporary Maya people's engagements with their ancestral past. Featuring the latest research, this book will interest scholars as well as general readers who wish to know more about this ancient, fascinating culture.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Chronology

Notes on Spelling, Pronunciation and Dates

Preface: A Layered Past

1. Art and Architecture

2. Places, Politics and History

3. Contact and Conquest, Resistance and Resilience, in the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Centuries

4. Exploration, Documentation and the Search for Origins in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

5. Rediscovering Maya Histories in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

6. Collecting and Exhibiting the Ancient Maya in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries

7. Ancient Maya in Popular Culture, Architecture and Visual Arts

8. Contemporary Maya Arts, Education and Activism

References

Further Reading

Acknowledgements

Photo Acknowledgements

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Other Format:

Print version: O'Neil, Megan E. The Maya

ISBN:

9781789145519

OCLC:

1304814630