{"product_id":"books-a-forest-of-kings-by-david-freidel","title":"A Forest of Kings","description":"The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, Schele and Freidel, Mayan scholars of note, provide a new look at the Maya. Structured on sound scholarly principles, their presentation abounds in notes, references, indexes, and chronologies with profuse line-drawings of temple and other inscriptions. They devote a chapter to each of the major Mayan city-states. What makes this volume more accessible and of greater impact than the average scholarly study are the frequent vignettes of great events, kingly acts, etc., told dramatically, in a fictive but plausible style that allows the ancient Maya at last to speak for themselves. Recommended for informed laypersons, as well as specialist and young adult readers.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53771371381009,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780688112042.jpg?v=1783967727","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-a-forest-of-kings-by-david-freidel","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}