The Legacy of Mesoamerica: History and Culture of a Native American Civilization summarizes and integrates information on the origins, historical development, and current situations of the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica. It describes their contributions from the development of Mesoamerican Civilization through 20th century and their influence in the world community. For courses on Mesoamerica (Middle America) taught in departments of anthropology, history, and Latin American Studies.

Now available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, "The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan" offers a full account of the Quiches, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest.
The Quiches ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatlan.
Robert M. Carmack re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travelers who gave it life. He describes the fall of...

Anthropology and Global History explains the origin and development of human societies and cultures from their earliest beginnings to the present--utilizing an anthropological lens but also drawing from sociology, economics, political science, history, and ecological and religious studies. Carmack reconceptualizes world history from a global perspective by employing the expansive concepts of "world-systems" and "civilizations," and by paying deeper attention to the role of tribal and native peoples within this history. Rather than concentrating on the minute details of specific great events...

Anthropology and Global History explains the origin and development of human societies and cultures from their earliest beginnings to the present utilizing an anthropological lens but also drawing from sociology, economics, political science, history, and ecological and religious studies. Carmack reconceptualizes world history from a global perspective by employing the expansive concepts of world-systems and civilizations, and by paying deeper attention to the role of tribal and native peoples within this history. Rather than concentrating on the minute details of specific great events in...