In Maya: Divine Kings of the Rain Forest (Columbia, MD: Daedalus Books, 2001; $39.95), edited by N. Grube, E. Eggerbrecht, and M. Seidel, Mayanists describe the wonders the most current research in the field has exposed, from the rise of the state to the voices of the modern Maya. The volume is stuffed with some 700 full-color, glossy photographs and illustrations, and appended with a useful glossary, timeline, and site descriptions. [More Mexico & Central/South America...]
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