"The Classic Maya collapse has engendered a great deal of debate over the last decades. This collapse was a highly variable phenomenon that did not affect the whole Maya zone, so the specific events and processes taking place in different regions affected by this "transition" need further exploration. This volume examines the economic parameters of the collapse in the Petexbatun region from the eighth through the eleventh centuries A.D. ..."
"Seibal is a major ruin of the southern Maya lowlands, its vast ceremonial center covering several high hills on the banks of the Pasion River in the Guatemalan Department of Peten. In five volumes published over a 15-year period, the archaeological team headed by Gordon R. Willey presents a comprehensive review of their fieldwork from 1964 to 1968 and the results of many years of subsequent data analysis. The volumes also report on expl ..."
"Ten scholars whose specialties range from ethnohistory to remote sensing and lithic analysis to bioarchaeology chronicle changes in the way prehistory in the Southeast has been studied since the 19th century. Each brings to the task the particular perspective of his or her own subdiscipline in this multifaceted overview of the history of archaeology in a region that has had an important but variable role in the overall development of N ..."
"This book illuminates much about Spanish imperial expansion in a far corner of the colonial world. Through this research, California history has been rewritten."
Differing Visions DISSENTERS IN MORMON HISTORY by Roger D. Launius, Linda Thatcher Paperback, 416 Pages, Published 1998 by University Of Illinois Press ISBN-13: 978-0-252-06731-0, ISBN: 0-252-06731-2
"The impression given by painted pottery, murals, and carved monuments in the Maya area is of a highly scheduled existence, marked by periodic and prescribed acts and ritual obligations, especially among the rulers and elites of antiquity. This relationship was mapped out in the very structure of their ancient cities, with wide processional ways leading to soaring pyramidal structures and temples that served as stages for the politico-re ..."
Holding Up The Sky Together Unpacking the National Narrative about People with Intellectual Disabilities by RonaldBishop 194 Pages, Published 2017 by Rowman & Littlefield ISBN-13: 978-0-7618-7003-6, ISBN: 0-7618-7003-2
"This book is part memoir, part historical survey, part academic analysis written to inject more realism into the national dialogue about intellectual disabilities."
"Poston: Kathleen Correia of the California State Library; Libby Coyner, Archivist,
Arizona History and Archives Division, Arizona State Library; Brian Geiger of the
Center for Bibliographic Studies and Research at the University of California-
Riverside; Shanana Rain Golden-Bear, Publisher and Editor of the Desert
Messenger in Parker, Arizona; Ellen Greene, Arizona Collection Librarian,
Arizona History and Archives Division, Arizona ..."
More The Vanishing of Scale In an Over-The-Top Nation by RonaldBishop Published 2011 ISBN-13: 978-1-60258-445-7, ISBN: 1-60258-445-1
More The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation (Paperback) by RonaldBishop Paperback, 298 Pages, Published 2011 by Baylor University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60258-444-0, ISBN: 1-60258-444-3
"From Octomom to The Bachelor--media's endorsement of exaggerated behavior in contemporary culture"
More The Vanishing of Scale in an Over-the-Top Nation by RonaldBishop, Ronald Blumer Hardcover, 280 Pages, Published 2011 by Baylor University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-60258-258-3, ISBN: 1-60258-258-0
"The primary contention is that the media suggest we treat every experience as significant, have as many experiences as possible during our lives, including many at the same time, expend maximum effort at all times, and act at all times with high degrees of focus and intensity. Events in our lives, from getting a speeding ticket to the birth of a child, are treated by the media as highly significant. We allegedly move through our days wi ..."
When Play Was Play Why Pick-up Games Matter by RonaldBishop 213 Pages, Published 2010 by Suny Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-2631-0, ISBN: 1-4384-2631-3
"In a guest column written for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in January 2006, Dr.
Scott Shalaway described in detail his pick-up game experiences. “From the time
I was 7 or 8 years old, I spent most of my free time outdoors,” he wrote. “If there
were other kids around, we played baseball or football from dawn until dusk. In
the fall, we'd rake leaves in the end zone to jump into after a long touchdown.”
Later, Shalaway (2006, C14) rec ..."
When Play Was Play Why Pick-up Games Matter (Excelsior Editions) by RonaldBishop Paperback, 214 Pages, Published 2009 by Excelsior Editions ISBN-13: 978-1-4384-2604-4, ISBN: 1-4384-2604-6
"A celebration of childhood pick-up games.When Play Was Play offers a fascinating look at the disappearing world of childhood pick-up games. Drawing on his own experiences as well as a wealth of interviews and surveys, Ronald Bishop tells why these loosely structured games mattered—camaraderie, opportunities to develop social skills, and independence from the world of adults. Bishop contrasts his and others’ childhoods with the exp ..."