The Quiche Mayas of Utatlan – The Evolution of a Highland Guatemala Kingdom

The Quiche Mayas of UtatlanThe Evolution of a Highland Guatemala Kingdom\nAuthor(s): Robert M. Carmack\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press, United States\nImprint: University of Oklahoma Press\nISBN-13: 9780806142685, 978-0806142685\nSynopsis\nNow available in paperback for the first time since its publication in 1980, The Quich Mayas of Utatln offers a full account of the Quichs, the most powerful Maya group in the Guatemala highlands at the time of the Spanish Conquest. \n\nThe Quichs ruled from the city they built on the highland plains, to which they gave the splendid name K'umarcaaj, but which became known throughout the Maya world as Utatln. \n\nRobert M. Carmack re-creates the setting of this empire, and peoples it with the rulers, priests, warriors, allies, and travelers who gave it life. He describes the fall of Utatln to the conquistadors, and the Quichs' efforts to retain a semblance of their political structure and belief system. Drawing upon archa.