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M Klinck
good book for an illustrated overview
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2014
Mr. Laurence Williams
Interesting and Very Detailed - Expands Content of an Identical Shorter Version by the Same Author !
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2015
Mr. Laurence Williams
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 6, 2015
I found this book to be very interesting/detailed and with a very good number of maps/illustrations and, especially, photos to support the text.
The main caveat is that this book is not entirely devoted to the Mayan civilisation, something which may be an important factor for you.
*** You should note that this book is a FAR more comprehensive 'version' of another book by the same author :
[[ASIN:1844775089 The Lost History of the Aztec and Maya: The History, Legend, Myth and Culture of the Ancient Native People of Mexico and Central America - Olmec * ... * Zapotec * Toltec * Mixtec * Totonac * Aztec]]
This book repeats the content of that other book in it's entirety, before continuing with a massive amount of content afterwards !
Aside from content, the difference is that this 'longer' book is a quite small hardback whereas the shorter book is a larger format and paperback.
So, if subject coverage is your main desire you should consider this FAR more expansive book !
I've included a photo of the contents page - this book adds an 'Introduction' and 'Part 2', to just the 'Part 1' content in the shorter book (which confusingly splits/labels that 1 part into 2 parts !!! The chapter numbers are identical though !) and some example pages....
Both books serve as a very useful insight and may well be enough for you, BUT if you want a MUCH more substantial (and decidedly 'posher') book which is entirely Maya-devoted, and hence includes sections about the modern day Mayans for example you should consider this one :
[[ASIN:3848000342 Maya]]
The Amazon product webpage includes a 'Look inside' feature so you can see the contents pages....
What none of these books is likely to be useful for is taking with you 'on tour' - they are not really travel 'orientated' or compatible ! For that I bought/took 2 'travel' books with me, both of which I've reviewed - the former is by far my preferred book and it's size belies the quality of the content, which in a lot of ways puts this and the other 'heavyweights' on a lower footing !!!
[[ASIN:0679755691 Knopf Guide: Route of the Mayas: Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador (Knopf Guides)]]
and
[[ASIN:1612381197 Moon Maya 2012: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras (Moon Maya: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras) (Moon Handbooks)]]
[[ASIN:B00EG77YCK Moon Maya 2012: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras (Moon Maya: A Guide to Celebrations in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize & Honduras) [ MOON MAYA 2012: A GUIDE TO CELEBRATIONS IN MEXICO, GUATEMALA, BELIZE & HONDURAS (MOON MAYA: A ...]]
This book is a very good 'general' information book since it doesn't just cover the Maya civilisation - something which might be important either way if you don't want 'superfluous' content, or conversely read about the Mayans in isolation to the other civilisations which are significant to the Maya history and that region in general.
As it omits no content from the 'shorter' book by the same author and then adds about the same amount extra, IMHO this book is far preferable to that larger size/paperback format - especially as it is a smarter hardback.BUT for not a lot more cash you might want to consider the 'Maya' book I covered earlier for dedicated Maya 'content'/quality reasons....or just get both as I did !
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