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The depth of the scholarship expressed in this book is impressive. Dr. Yamase has diligently read the relevant literature on Maya aboriginal and colonial history, and has offered innovative interpretations of key developments within that history. I particularly applaud Mr. Yamase for his mastery of the literature, and willingness to work his way through both the Spanish and Kiche languages. I also find considerable ingenuity, as well as vigor, in his arguments, and he reveals a breadth of coverage that is laudable and useful. I recommend the book as an important and original contribution to Maya studies, particularly from an Ethnohistory (or historical anthropology) perspective. He challenges much of the best work in Maya ethnohistory.I predict that scholars and educated readers alike will find his account both provocative and worthwhile. Robert M. Carmack, University at Albany, New York
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