Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America

Martin Giesso (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

342 Seiten

2018 | 2nd edition
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-0236-7 (ISBN)

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South America is a vast, relatively isolated, landmass that includes 12 independent countries and one region (Guyane Française) with diverse ethnic groups speaking hundreds of different languages and dialects, and extraordinary creativity. Indigenous people have occupied its different habitats while transforming the landscape and themselves, with extraordinary dedication and success. This dictionary opens a window to these peoples through many entries, in an integrated approach that allows to connect the multiple facets of indigenous life before 1492.

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and the culture of ancient South America. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about ancient South America.

Martin Giesso is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Dr. Giesso is a member of the International Association of Obsidian Studies, the Society for American Archaeology, and AAPRA (Asociación de Arqueólogos Profesionales de la República Argentina). He is currently active in research on long-distance circulation of goods in central Argentina, central Chile, and in the highlands of Bolivia.

Foreword by the Series Editor (Jon Woronoff)
Acknowledgments
Map
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix 1: Museums
Appendix 2: Research Institutions
Appendix 3: Series and Journals
Bibliography
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	13.06.2018
Reihe/Serie	Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
Zusatzinfo	1 Maps
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 241 mm
Gewicht	694 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
ISBN-10	1-5381-0236-6 / 1538102366
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-0236-7 / 9781538102367
Zustand	Neuware