Description: Robert M. Carmack examines the history, societies, and cultures of native peoples of Central America and relates their many historical accomplishments and contributions to larger world history.
Review Quotes:
"[Carmack's] work could best be described as meticulous and groundbreaking with a clear commitment to disseminate the greatness of Mesoamerica-Central America indigenous peoples from precolonial to modern times. His book, The Indigenous Peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America: Their Societies, Cultures, and Histories, is no exception. . . . Overall, this book is another important contribution to the field of indigenous studies, and a remarkable endeavor to place the native peoples of Mesoamerica and Central America as equals on the stage of world history. Carmack's research presented in this text will continue to influence future generations of students and scholars alike regarding the complex histories, societies, and cultures that developed in Mesoamerica and Central America, and that have undeniably outlived the test of historical time." --IK: Other Ways of Knowing
"With case studies from Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, Carmack adeptly analyzes how Central American indigenous peoples shaped their social and natural worlds from the long pre-Hispanic era to the present. Taken together, his conclusions demonstrate the myriad ways indigenous people continue to influence their nations." --David Carey Jr., Loyola University Maryland "This book is an eloquent description of the indigenous peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica and Central America by one of the great scholars of our time. It is the fruit of more than half a century of work in the region and will no doubt be consulted often for many years to come." --Allen Christenson, Bringham Young University