Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-176) and index.
Contents
Toward a history of the Amerindian civilizations -- Another historical perspective -- The first emigrants -- Agriculture -- Foreign contacts -- Diffusionism versus isolationism -- Religious fanaticism -- Human sacrifice -- The Mayas -- The Aztecs -- The Incas -- From colonization to decolonization -- The conquest revisited -- From underdevelopment to neocolonialism.