Ebook: The legacy of Mesoamerica: history and culture of a Native American civilization

Origins and development of Mesoamerican civilization / Janine Gasco [and others] -- Late postclassic Mesoamerica / Robert M. Carmack [and others] -- The Mesoamerican world at Spanish contact / Robert M. Carmack -- Mesoamerica and Spain : the conquest / Louise M. Burkhart and Janine Gasco -- The colonial period in Mesoamerica / Louise M. Burkhart and Janine Gasco -- Indigenous literature from colonial Mesoamerica / Louise M. Burkhart -- Mesoamericans in the neocolonial era / Robert M. Carmack and Gary H. Gossen -- Native Mesoamericans in the modern era / Robert M. Carmack -- Transnationalism and the political economy of Mesoamerica / Liliana R. Goldin and Walter E. Little -- The Mayan Zapatista movement / Gary H. Gossen -- Language and languages in Mesoamerica / John S. Justeson and George A. Broadwell -- Women and gender in Mesoamerica / Brenda Rosenbaum and Christine Eber -- The Indian voice in recent Mesoamerican literature / Gary H. Gossen -- The religious traditions of Mesoamerica / Gary H. Gossen.;This text 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.