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The Manuscript Hunter
Brasseur de Bourbourg's Travels through Central America and Mexico, 1854–1859
Coupled with Sainson’s thoughtful introduction and annotations, these captivating, accessible accounts reveal Brasseur de Bourbourg’s true accomplishments and offer an unrivaled view of the birth of Mesoamerican studies in the nineteenth century.
Lakhota
An Indigenous History
The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives.
Codex Sierra
A Nahuatl-Mixtec Book of Accounts from Colonial Mexico
The first known record of an indigenous population’s integration into the trans-Atlantic economy, and of the impact of the trans-Pacific trade on a lucrative industry in the region, the Codex Sierra provides a unique window on the world of the Mixteca less than a generation after the conquest—a view rendered that much more precise, clear, and coherent by this new translation and commentary.
Horace
Epodes, Odes, and Carmen Saeculare
Ideally suited for classroom use, in both classical literature and Latin language courses, this bilingual edition of Horace’s poetry is enhanced by an in-depth introduction, explanatory notes, reference maps, and a glossary of literary terms.
Gender and Sexuality in Juvenal’s Rome
Satire 2 and Satire 6
For students and scholars of gender and sexuality, these poems are crucial texts. Chiara Sulprizio’s lively translation, perfectly suited for classroom use, captures the vivid spirit of Juvenal’s poems, and her extensive notes enhance the volume’s appeal by explicating the poems from a gendered perspective.
A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country
Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance
By presenting accounts of divergent views among the Lakota people, A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country expands the narrative of the Ghost Dance, encouraging more nuanced interpretations of this significant moment in Lakota and American history.
The Directory for Confessors, 1585
Implementing the Catholic Reformation in New Spain
Rendered in clear prose and illuminated with helpful introductory chapters by Poole and John F. Schwaller, extensive annotations, and a glossary of terms, this volume offers unparalleled insights into life and thought in sixteenth-century New Spain.
The Maya Calendar
A Book of Months, 400–2000 CE
In this landmark study, Lamb’s investigations afford new insight into the agricultural, astronomical, ritual, and even political motivations behind names and dates in the Maya calendar. A history of descent and diffusion, of unexpected connectedness and longevity, The Maya Calendar offers readers a deep understanding of a foundational aspect of Maya culture.
Chiapas Maya Awakening
Contemporary Poems and Short Stories
Chiapas Maya Awakening demonstrates that Mayas are neither a vanished ancient civilization nor a remote, undeveloped people. Instead, through their memorable poems and stories, the indigenous writers of this volume claim a place of their own within the broader fields of national and global literature.
South Eastern Huastec Narratives
A Trilingual Edition
South Eastern Huastec, a Mayan language from Mexico, has never before been written down, but today’s older generations preserve the vast knowledge of their cultural heritage in speech. Collected and recorded by Ana Kondic in the village of San Francisco Chontla in La Sierra de Otontepec, Veracruz, Mexico, and translated into English and Spanish, the accounts in this landmark trilingual collection provide a rare opening into South Eastern Huastec traditions, oral literature, and daily life.
The Manuscript Hunter
Brasseur de Bourbourg's Travels through Central America and Mexico, 1854–1859
Coupled with Sainson’s thoughtful introduction and annotations, these captivating, accessible accounts reveal Brasseur de Bourbourg’s true accomplishments and offer an unrivaled view of the birth of Mesoamerican studies in the nineteenth century.
Lakhota
An Indigenous History
The Lakȟóta are among the best-known Native American peoples. In popular culture and even many scholarly works, they were once lumped together with others and called the Sioux. This book tells the full story of Lakȟóta culture and society, from their origins to the twenty-first century, drawing on Lakȟóta voices and perspectives.
Codex Sierra
A Nahuatl-Mixtec Book of Accounts from Colonial Mexico
The first known record of an indigenous population’s integration into the trans-Atlantic economy, and of the impact of the trans-Pacific trade on a lucrative industry in the region, the Codex Sierra provides a unique window on the world of the Mixteca less than a generation after the conquest—a view rendered that much more precise, clear, and coherent by this new translation and commentary.
Horace
Epodes, Odes, and Carmen Saeculare
Ideally suited for classroom use, in both classical literature and Latin language courses, this bilingual edition of Horace’s poetry is enhanced by an in-depth introduction, explanatory notes, reference maps, and a glossary of literary terms.
Gender and Sexuality in Juvenal’s Rome
Satire 2 and Satire 6
For students and scholars of gender and sexuality, these poems are crucial texts. Chiara Sulprizio’s lively translation, perfectly suited for classroom use, captures the vivid spirit of Juvenal’s poems, and her extensive notes enhance the volume’s appeal by explicating the poems from a gendered perspective.
A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country
Lakota Voices of the Ghost Dance
By presenting accounts of divergent views among the Lakota people, A Whirlwind Passed through Our Country expands the narrative of the Ghost Dance, encouraging more nuanced interpretations of this significant moment in Lakota and American history.
The Directory for Confessors, 1585
Implementing the Catholic Reformation in New Spain
Rendered in clear prose and illuminated with helpful introductory chapters by Poole and John F. Schwaller, extensive annotations, and a glossary of terms, this volume offers unparalleled insights into life and thought in sixteenth-century New Spain.
The Maya Calendar
A Book of Months, 400–2000 CE
In this landmark study, Lamb’s investigations afford new insight into the agricultural, astronomical, ritual, and even political motivations behind names and dates in the Maya calendar. A history of descent and diffusion, of unexpected connectedness and longevity, The Maya Calendar offers readers a deep understanding of a foundational aspect of Maya culture.
Chiapas Maya Awakening
Contemporary Poems and Short Stories
Chiapas Maya Awakening demonstrates that Mayas are neither a vanished ancient civilization nor a remote, undeveloped people. Instead, through their memorable poems and stories, the indigenous writers of this volume claim a place of their own within the broader fields of national and global literature.
South Eastern Huastec Narratives
A Trilingual Edition
South Eastern Huastec, a Mayan language from Mexico, has never before been written down, but today’s older generations preserve the vast knowledge of their cultural heritage in speech. Collected and recorded by Ana Kondic in the village of San Francisco Chontla in La Sierra de Otontepec, Veracruz, Mexico, and translated into English and Spanish, the accounts in this landmark trilingual collection provide a rare opening into South Eastern Huastec traditions, oral literature, and daily life.