Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and the culture of ancient South America.

List of contents

Foreword by the Series Editor (Jon Woronoff)
Acknowledgments
Map
Chronology
Introduction
THE DICTIONARY
Appendix 1: Museums
Appendix 2: Research Institutions
Appendix 3: Series and Journals
Bibliography
About the Author

About the author

Martin Giesso is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Anthropology at Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago. Dr. Giesso is a member of the International Association of Obsidian Studies, the Society for American Archaeology, and AAPRA (Asociación de Arqueólogos Profesionales de la República Argentina). He is currently active in research on long-distance circulation of goods in central Argentina, central Chile, and in the highlands of Bolivia.

Summary

This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Ancient South America contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and the culture of ancient South America.

Product details

• Authors: Martin Giesso, Giesso Martin
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2018
• EAN: 9781538102367
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-0236-7
• No. of pages: 342
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras; Historical Dictionaries of Anc; Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; HISTORY / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), REFERENCE / Dictionaries, History of the Americas, The Americas, Dictionaries