The Maya forged one of the greatest societies in the history of the ancient Americas - and in all...

Christopher Columbus, the Genoese navigator once considered a hero, is now blamed for bringing pl...

Mesoamerican Voices, first published in 2006, presents a collection of indigenous-language writin...

Few milestones in human history are as momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on A...

Exploring firsthand accounts written by Maya nobles from the sixteenth through the nineteenth cen...

Here is an intriguing exploration of the ways in which the history of the Spanish Conquest has be...

A collection of indigenous-language writings from central Mexico and Guatemala, written during th...

Driven by a clear and compelling argument, this engaging book traces apocalyptic thinking in two ...

Driven by a clear and compelling argument, this engaging book traces apocalyptic thinking in two ...

By 1976, Elton John was the best-selling recording artist and the highest-grossing touring act in...

Few milestones in human history are as momentous as the meeting of three great civilizations on A...

THE RIDDLE OF LATIN AMERICA explores the promise and paradox of Latin America in a novel way by g...

Winner of the Conference on Latin American History's 2010 Mexican History Book Prize.

Did the Maya really predict that the world would end in December of 2012? If not, how and why has...

En este libro ameno y riguroso, Matthew Restall y Felipe Fernández-Armesto nos presentan un panor...

This Very Short Introduction examines the Spanish conquistadors who invaded the Americas in the s...

The Black Middle is the first book-length study of the interaction of black slaves and other peop...

This pathbreaking work is a social and cultural history of the Maya peoples of the province of Yu...

This vividly written and authoritative book offers an updated account of the activities of the be...

On November 8, 1519,  Hernando Cortés first met Montezuma, the Aztec emperor, in Tenochtitlan. Th...

A lively and imaginative exploration of the career and music of the Rocket ManElton John is not o...