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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 EnglishForeign Affairs, Significant Books of the Last 75 Years.

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    A Paperback / softback by Eric Wolf

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 15/08/1962
      ISBN13: 9780226905006, 978-0226905006
      ISBN10: 0226905004
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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 EnglishForeign Affairs, Significant Books of the Last 75 Years.

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