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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cultivated landscapes of middle America on the eve of conquest Cultivated landscapes of middle America on the eve of conquest B. L. Turner,Thomas M Whitmore,Thomas M. Whitmore "The human-environment conditions in the Americas on the eve of the sixteenth-century European conquest have of late attracted growing interest in both academic and public circles. Focusing on Middle… OL12025612W
Resistance and contradiction Resistance and contradiction Charles R. Hale "This interesting ethnography follows the contradictions of Miskitu ethnicity as the population (caught between US imperialism and the Sandinistas) struggles to become part of the nation while mainta… OL3923305W
Daily Customs (Native Latin American Cultures) Daily Customs (Native Latin American Cultures) Victoria Sherrow Looks at the culture of the Latin American Indians and covers their literature, folklore, music, dance, arts and crafts and cooking. OL479739W
Joseño Joseño Ignacio Bizarro Ujpán "Joseno: Another Mayan Voice Speaks from Guatemala covers the period from 1987-98 and is the fourth and latest volume of Bizarro's diary, the authentic life history of a common man, a campesino, a pr… OL8584302W