ISBN: 9780300056969 - the tainos: rise and decline of the people who greeted columbus: rise & decline of the people who greeted columbus (9 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Fair. A noted archaeologist and anthropologist tells the story of the Tainos of the northern Caribbean islands, from their ancestry on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. A noted archaeologist and anthropologist tells the story of the Tainos of the northern Caribbean islands, from their ancestry on the South American continent to their rapid decline after contact with the Spanish explorers.

Hardback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 224 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. 1993. Revised ed. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. reissue edition. 224 pages. 9.25x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. pp. 224.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From a noted archeologist/anthropologist, the story of the Tainos--the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas--from their earliest days to their rapid decline after European contact 'A model of clarity and lightly worn erudition, and it contains the best and most straightforward description of the four Columbus voyages and their implications for the Amerindians I have seen.'--Kenneth Maxwell, New York Times Book Review > As Rouse discusses the Tainos' contributions to the Spaniards--from Indian corn, tobacco, and rubber balls to art, artifacts, and new words--we realize that their effect on Western civilization, brief through their contact, was an important and lasting one.…

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorIrving Rouse is Charles J. MacCurdy Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Yale University and Curator Emeritus of Anthropology at the Peabody Museum of Natural History, Yale University.Klappentex.