Man: His First Million Years

by Ashley Montagu

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René Prieto examines how Miguel Angel Asturias turns to the cultural traditions of the ancient Maya to produce three highly complex and widely misunderstood masterpieces.

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Ashley Montagu is a writer, editor, and anthropologist. He was born in London, England, on June 28, 1905. Montagu studied psychology and anthropology at the University of London and the University of Florence. For nearly twenty years, Montagu taught anatomy at New York University, Hahnemann Medical College, and Rutgers University. He became the show more chairman of the anthropology department at Rutgers. Montagu is the author or editor of more than 60 books. He has written articles for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal and The Saturday Review. Montagu received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Achievement Award of The American Anthropological Association and the Darwin Award of the Society of American Physical Anthropologists. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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1957

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Anthropology, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, History, General Nonfiction
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572Natural sciences & mathematicsBiologyBiochemistry
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GN24 .M58Geography, Anthropology and RecreationAnthropologyAnthropology
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