THE MAYAS ON THE ROCKS (Serie Mono-Gramas)

Mexico: Dante Produccion Editorial Dante, S.A. , (Serie Mono-Gramas), 1987. Printing Unknown. Soft cover. Very Good. B&W illustrations by the Author. Condition: UNREAD, but not perfect, 1987 Dante Produccion Editorial Dante, S.A. soft cover, no printing given. Tiny edge wear with light tanning to page edges. Perused on the shelf. Pale tag removal shadow top front cover corner. Fun comic B&W illustrations by the Author. Content: Reviewer: "Written in a breezy, sarcastic tone, this adult cartoon book provides a solid introduction to an ancient and easily misunderstood civilization. Cavo summarizes and simplifies modern intrepretations of Mayan historical eras, major deities, and many surprising scientific achievements. Yet Cavo doesn't shy away from the less romantic aspects of Mayan cultures like a frequent civil wars, a rigid class structure and human sacrifice that so many New Age narrators overlook in their celebration of this "spiritual" culture. While some adults find hesistate to pick up a 109-page comic book, this casual approach helped clarify several aspects that more academic books had only deepen by specialized jargon and excessive detail. Readers should know that the text, originally written in Spanish from a cynical point of view, contains many spelling errors that are easier to overlook when dealing so many new words from Mayan culture. Tourists to Mayan ruins, struggling students, and archaelogy buffs should find this accessible work a helpful and satsifying guide. If I were teaching a class that included a section on Mayan civilizations for middle school, high school or even college, I would assign this book as a satisfying introduction to a confusing subject." [Forerunner of the "Horrible Histories" & distant cousin to the "You Wouldn't Want To Be . . ." series.]