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    The Carnegie Maya: the Carnegie Institution of Washington Maya Research Program, 1913-1957

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    Includes bibliographical references and index.The Carnegie Maya I -- The Carnegie Maya II -- The Carnegie Maya III -- The Carnegie Maya IV

    Museo maya de Cancún

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    Proyecto arquitectónico de vanguardia, muy respetuoso del ambiente natural, este museo inaugurado recientemente alberga una de las colecciones de la Cultura maya de mayor consideración en el país, propia del estado y proveniente de otros, que se incorpora a la zona arqueológica de San Miguelito.</p

    Das mathematische Weltbild der Maya

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    In acht Kapiteln zu Schriftsystem, religiösem Weltbild, Zahlensystem, Kalendersystem, Arithmetik und Astronomie bringt das Buch eine Gesamtdarstellung des mathematisch-astronomischen Wissens der Maya nach aktuellem Erkenntnisstand.</p

    Maya Gods of War

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    Numerous archaeological projects have found substantial evidence of the military nature of Maya society, and warfare is a frequent theme of Maya art. Maya Gods of War investigates the Classic period Maya gods who were associated with weapons of war and the flint and obsidian from which those weapons were made. Author Karen Bassie-Sweet traces the semantic markers used to distinguish flint from other types of stone, surveys various types of Chahk thunderbolt deities and their relationship to flint weapons, and explores the connection between lightning and the ruling elite. Additional chapters review these fire and solar deities and their roles in Maya warfare and examine the nature and manifestations of the Central Mexican thunderbolt god Tlaloc, his incorporation into the Maya pantheon, and his identification with meteors and obsidian weapons. Finally, Bassie-Sweet addresses the characteristics of the deity God L, his role as an obsidian merchant god, and his close association with the ancient land route between the highland Guatemalan obsidian sources and the lowlands. Through analysis of the nature of the Teotihuacán deities and exploration of the ways in which these gods were introduced into the Maya region and incorporated into the Maya worldview, Maya Gods of War offers new insights into the relationship between warfare and religious beliefs in Mesoamerica. This significant work will be of interest to scholars of Maya religion and iconography

    A Poem For My Wife

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    Signed by the author and numbered 43/50.Noted as being Maya Broadside Two in green tex

    An Afternoon with Maya Angelou

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    Maya Angelou, a nationally renowned poet, educator, historian and author, is one of the great voices of contemporary literature. In addition, she is an accomplished actress, playwright, producer, and director. Dr. Angelou received an emmy nomination for best supporting actress in the television series Roots and received the coveted Golden Eagle Award for the PBS documentary Afro-American in the Arts. However, she is perhaps best known for the public for her autobiographies and books of poetry. Maya Angelou has authored more than 10 best selling books and numerous articles in publications such as Life, Cosmopolitan, Harper\u27s Bazaar and The New York Times. She has received a wide variety of honors an awards including a Pulitizer Prize nomination for poetry, the Horatio Alger Award and 30 honorary Doctorate degrees from schools such as Smith College and Lawrence University. Today, she continues to lecture throughout the country and abroad, sharing the black experience and educating her audience on the human condition. Excerpt from the attached progra

    Labor Regime and Social Justice: Consequences of Economic and Social Stratification among Maya Peasants in Central Quintana Roo, Mexico

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    The article explores consequences of socioeconomic stratification for milpa agriculture and for the organization of labor in a Lowland Maya peasant society. Both present-day and past situations are analyzed. The article includes a discussion of the concept of local social justice which serves as a framework of analysis of institutions that allocate goods and services and provide rules and norms for social interaction

    Die Maya: Geschichte und Reichtum eine alten Hochkultur

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    Deutsch Ausgabe von Italienisch Buch I Maya: Storia e tesori di un'antica civilta

    Rollins Presidents with Maya Angelou

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    President Duncan and former Presidents Bornstein and Symour with poet and author Maya Angelou at the 2007 Colloquy

    The New American Gazette: Maya Angelou receives the Ford Hall Forum\u27s First Amendment Award, audio recording, 2/16/1989

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    Charismatic writer, poet and lecturer Maya Angelou addresses the value of the First Amendment with story, song and spirit. The best-selling author of I Know why the Caged Bird Sings reflects on the responsibility to speak for freedom\u27s sake, in this rebroadcast from the Ford Hall Forum archives.https://dc.suffolk.edu/fhf-av/1010/thumbnail.jp
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