{"product_id":"lightning-warrior-9780292705562","title":"Lightning Warrior","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing epigraphic, iconographic, and stylistic analyses, this study explores the integrated political-religious meanings of Quirigua's monumental sculptures during the eighth-century A.D.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a strange and powerful story, based on impeccable scholarship, and compellingly told.  It is one of the few academic books on the Maya that I would recommend to everyone.\u003c\/p\u003e -- Nick Saunders * New Scientist *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Life at the Crossroads: Quirigua before K'ak' Tiliw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. A Restive Vassal: The Early Reign of K'ak' Tiliw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Rebellion and Revival: The First Stelae of K'ak' Tiliw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Dreams of Power: Stelae F, D, and E\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Foundation of the Cosmic House: Stelae C and A and Zoomorph B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. In Honor of a Great Warrior: The Legacy of K'ak' Tiliw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix A. Rulers of Quirigua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix B. Historical Events Recorded in the Texts of Quirigua\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix C. Selected Historical Events from the Texts of Copan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix D. Transcriptions and Translations of the Monumental Inscriptions Commissioned by K'ak' Tiliw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400845730135,"sku":"9780292705562","price":35.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292705562.jpg?v=1730471723","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/lightning-warrior-9780292705562","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}