Cottie Arthur Burland
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British author and researcher, ethnology
Books
See inside an Aztec town
Text and illustrations describe the history and culture of the Aztecs, once the most powerful civilization in Central America.
Eskimo art
The history of Eskimo art from prehistoric to modern times well illustrated with color and black and white photographs.
Montezuma
Peru under the Incas
A cultural history of the 600 year Inca civilization, examining social structure, transportation and communication, agriculture, government, and crafts and design.
Men without machines
An introduction to widely varying primitive cultures throughout the world and their conflict with a changing modern society.
The ancient Maya
Comprehensive synthesis of ancient Maya scholarship. Extensive summary of the archaeology of the Maya world provides the historical context for a detailed topical synthesis of chronological and geographic variability within the Maya cultural tradition.
The gods of Mexico
Examines Mexican civilization before the sixteenth century when obsession with religion dominated culture, idea, and character.