Robert M. Carmack
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Robert M. Carmack is an academic anthropologist and Mesoamerica
nist scholar who is most noted for his studies of the history, culture and societies of contemporary Maya peoples
. In particular he has conducted extensive research on the Maya in the context of the infiltration and migration of Nahuatl
speaking peoples into the Maya cultural areas.
Carmack is an emeritus
professor of anthropology at the State University of New York
at Albany who for the last few years has been working as a senior Fulbright Scholar.
Carmack has also written several books on early Mayan culture and linguistics.
Mesoamerica
Mesoamerica is a region and culture area in the Americas, extending approximately from central Mexico to Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, within which a number of pre-Columbian societies flourished before the Spanish colonization of the Americas in the 15th and...
nist scholar who is most noted for his studies of the history, culture and societies of contemporary Maya peoples
Maya peoples
The Maya people constitute a diverse range of the Native American people of southern Mexico and northern Central America. The overarching term "Maya" is a collective designation to include the peoples of the region who share some degree of cultural and linguistic heritage; however, the term...
. In particular he has conducted extensive research on the Maya in the context of the infiltration and migration of Nahuatl
Nahuatl
Nahuatl is thought to mean "a good, clear sound" This language name has several spellings, among them náhuatl , Naoatl, Nauatl, Nahuatl, Nawatl. In a back formation from the name of the language, the ethnic group of Nahuatl speakers are called Nahua...
speaking peoples into the Maya cultural areas.
Carmack is an emeritus
Emeritus
Emeritus is a post-positive adjective that is used to designate a retired professor, bishop, or other professional or as a title. The female equivalent emerita is also sometimes used.-History:...
professor of anthropology at the State University of New York
State University of New York
The State University of New York, abbreviated SUNY , is a system of public institutions of higher education in New York, United States. It is the largest comprehensive system of universities, colleges, and community colleges in the United States, with a total enrollment of 465,000 students, plus...
at Albany who for the last few years has been working as a senior Fulbright Scholar.
Carmack has also written several books on early Mayan culture and linguistics.
Books
- Rebels of Highland Guatemala: The Quiche-Mayas of Momostenango. University of Oklahoma PressUniversity of Oklahoma PressThe University of Oklahoma Press is the publishing arm of the University of Oklahoma. It has been in operation for over seventy-five years, and was the first university press established in the American Southwest. It was founded by William Bennett Bizzell, the fifth president of the University of...
(1995). - Historia Antigua de America Central: del Poblamiento a la Conquista. FLACSO, Costa Rica (1992).
- Harvest of Violence: The Maya Indians and the Guatemalan Crisis. University of Oklahoma Press (1988).
- The Quiche-Mayas of Utatlan: The Evolution of a Highland Maya Kingdom. University of Oklahoma Press (1982).
- Historia Social de los Quiches. Jose de Pineda Ibarra, Guatemala (1979)
- Quichéan Civilization: The Ethnohistoric, Ethnographic and Archaeological sources. Berkeley and Los Angeles. University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
(1973).