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Sons of the shaking earth / Eric Wolf

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Wolf, Eric R

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Chicago, Illinois : University of Chicago Press , c1959.Description: 302 p. : illus. ; 21 cmSubject(s):

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LAS 972 WOL

Summary: "Wolf drew on anthropology, archaeology, history, and geography to mold a magnificent, sweeping, and beautifully written synthesis. With style and deep personal engagement he unraveled the complexity of Mexico and Guatemala's past with its multiple ethnicities, many languages, and environmental diversity. . . . Armies of graduate students have challenged many of the details, but the book stands as a monument to a time when social scientists were able to think large thoughts and write elegant English"-- Foreign Affairs , Significant Books of the Last 75 Years.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Latin American Studies	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	LAS 972 WOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Material retirado/oculto del Opac		000524

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"Wolf drew on anthropology, archaeology, history, and geography to mold a magnificent, sweeping, and beautifully written synthesis. With style and deep personal engagement he unraveled the complexity of Mexico and Guatemala's past with its multiple ethnicities, many languages, and environmental diversity. . . . Armies of graduate students have challenged many of the details, but the book stands as a monument to a time when social scientists were able to think large thoughts and write elegant English"-- Foreign Affairs , Significant Books of the Last 75 Years.

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