Coe, Michael D., author.
New York : The Vendome Press, 2012.
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- Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index.
- Maya genesis — Rival giants of the classic period — Cities of the river — Cities of the west — Cities of the east — Maya renaissance in the northern lowlands — Twilight of the ancient Maya.
- Traces the rise and fall of Maya civilization through its great royal cities, from El Mirador, the largest and oldest, to the rival city-states of the Classical period such as Tikal, Calakmul, Yaxchilán, Palenque, Toniná, and Copán. He then moves on to the great cities of the Terminal Classic period at a time when the mighty centers of the southern lowlands were in a steep decline, cities to the north such as Uxmal and Kabah achieved a pinnacle of architectural beauty. After that he turns to the Postclassic period and Chichén Itzá in central Yucatán, a huge, cosmopolitan city that flourished during a military and cultural takeover by the Toltecs of central Mexico.
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