TY - BOOK AU - Carmack,Robert M. AU - Gasco,Janine AU - Gossen,Gary H. TI - The legacy of Mesoamerica: history and culture of a Native American civilization SN - 0133374459 U1 - 972.00497 23 PY - 1996/// CY - Upper Saddle River, N.J. PB - Prentice Hall KW - Indians of Mexico KW - History KW - Indians of Central America KW - Mexico KW - Civilization KW - Central America N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-484) and index N2 - "Comprehensive overview of Mesoamerican cultural traditions. Introductory chapter sketches the Mesoamerican physical setting and the field of Mesoamerican studies. Six chapters of volume's first section present the history of Mesoamerican peoples from prehispanic times to the present. The bulk of the text is devoted to topical essays on key issues in Mesoamerican studies: religion, gender, politics and economics, language, and native literature"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57 ER -