Maya Archaeologist

Thompson, J. Eric S.

ISBN 10: 0806112069 / ISBN 13: 9780806112060

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 1975

About this Item

xvii, 284pp., index, ill. Wear and scuff to covers, interior clean, binding sound. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seller Inventory # 006840

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maya Archaeologist
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1975
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806112069
• ISBN 13: 9780806112060
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: Good
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Ancient History
  • Latin America

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Synopsis

A Matter of Black and White is the personal story of an Oklahoma woman whose fight to gain an education formed a crucial episode in the civil rights movement. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, of parents only one generation removed from slavery, Ada Lois Sipuel Fisher became the plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that laid the foundation for the eventual desegregation of schools (and much else) in America.A Matter of Black and White resounds with almost universal human themes-childhood, school, friends, colleagues, community, and a love that lasted a lifetime.

About the Author

J. Eric S. Thompson, one of the world's foremost Maya scholars, is a veteran of archaeological field expeditions to southern Mexico and Central America. Associated with the Carnegie Institution of Washington for many years, he now lives near Cambridge, England, where he continues his investigations of Maya hieroglyphic writing. He is the author of A Catalog of Maya Hieroglyphs and Maya Hieroglyphic Writing: An Introduction, both invaluable tools for Mayanists. His other books include The Rise and Fall of Maya Civilization, the classic account of the prehistoric Mayas, and Maya Archaeologist, the delightful story of his archaeological adventures. All are published by the University of Oklahoma Press.

Norman Hammond teaches archaeology at Boston University, and is the author of numerous books on the Maya and Mesoamerican archaeology.