This is the definitive textbook on the archaeology and history of Mexico and Central America, written by an expert and leading academic in the field. In 2005 the first edition won the Society for American Archaeology book award. This third edition includes new special features and boxes on Figurines, Mesoamerican Culture Traits, Language, Maya Royal Tombs, Tikal and Tenochtitla...(展开全部)

苏珊·托比·埃文斯（Susan Toby Evans），宾夕法尼亚州立大学人类学教授，是中美洲研究领域的权威。《古代墨西哥与中美洲考古：一部百科全书》主编之一。 -- 李新伟，中国社科院考古研究所史前考古研究室主任，研究员，研究领域为中国史前考古、中华文明起源等。2006年主持发掘的河南灵宝西坡遗址发掘获得“全国考古十大新发现”。2015—2019年承担中国社会科学院创新工程重大课题“玛雅文明中心科潘遗址考古及中美洲文明研究”，多年在玛雅城邦科潘遗址进行发掘，是第一位踏上中美洲考古的中国考古学家。

苏珊·托比·埃文斯（Susan Toby Evans），宾夕法尼亚州立大学人类学教授，是中美洲研究领域的权威。《古代墨西哥与中美洲考古：一部百科全书》主编之一。 -- 李新伟，中国社科院考古研究所史前考古研究室主任，研究员，研究领域为中国史前考古、中华文明起源等。2006年主持发掘的河南灵宝西坡遗址发掘获得“全国考古十大新发现”。2015—2019年承担中国社会科学院创新工程重大课题“玛雅文明中心科潘遗址考古及中美洲文明研究”，多年在玛雅城邦科潘遗址进行发掘，是第一位踏上中美洲考古的中国考古学家。

This authoritative book explores every aspect of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica, from Paleo-Indian times to the sixteenth century. It provides overviews of the best-known regional cultures, such as those of the Olmecs, Maya, Zapotecs, and Aztecs, as well as balanced coverage of Mesoamerica as a whole. The book covers every major site, from La Venta and Monte Alban to Teotihuacan, Pa...(展开全部)

The spirit of adventure is at the heart of Jonathan Spence's widely acclaimed scholarship on the modern history of China. This vitality, fleshed out with deep research and attired in elegant style, has drawn countless readers to subjects otherwise approachable only by experts. Through eight books, from the story of the early eighteenth century Manchu bondservant Ts'ao Yin to hi...(展开全部)

布赖恩·费根教授是世界顶级的考古学家之一，也是国际公认的世界史前研究权威。 他曾在剑桥大学潘布罗克学院学习考古学，先后在撒哈拉以南、赞比亚、东非地区发掘最早的农业遗址或在当地博物馆进行保存古迹的工作，堪称非洲历史跨学科研究的先驱。后担任加利福尼亚大学圣巴巴拉学院的人类学教授，现为名誉教授。 费根教授撰写了多部畅销教材和大众读物，如《简明考古学导论》《地球上的人们》《尼罗河的劫掠》《洪水、饥馑与帝王：厄尔尼诺和文明兴衰》《大暖化》等，并主编了《牛津考古学指南》，出版了多部有关非洲考古的学术专著，后因其在教育界和考古学界孜孜不倦的努力而获得美国考古学会颁发的首届公共教育奖。

Although they existed more than a millennium apart, the great civilizations of New Kingdom Egypt (ca. 1548–1086 BCE) and Han dynasty China (206 BCE–220 CE) shared intriguing similarities. Both were centered around major, flood-prone rivers—the Nile and the Yellow River—and established complex hydraulic systems to manage their power. Both spread their territories across vast emp...(展开全部)

This popular text surveys the history of the Central American region, covering Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama, from pre-Columbian times to the present. It emphasizes the common characteristics of the Central American states as well as their potential for political union. Now completely updated, the third edition of Central America: A...(展开全部)

A collection of essays that analyzes the historical antecedents of the current political crises in Central America. The essays provide a balanced interpretation of such themes as international power politics in Central America since the 19th century and the effects of cultural diversity and local interests in preventing the development of enduring political unity and economic i...(展开全部)