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List of Figures ix Preface xi Introduction: The Whys and Wherefores 1 PART I. IN THE BEGINNING 21 1. Men Out of Asia 23 2. America 1492 33 PART II. THE INNER MAN 39 3. Native Philosophies of Life 41 4. Unitary Norms: The Asian Perspective 46 5. The Dualistic View: The European Norm 52 6. The Trinary Compromise: The Near Eastern Norm 62 PART III. THE MATRIX OF LIVES 69 7. The Empire of Tawantinsuyu 71 8. The Empire of the Méxica 84 9. The Maya Kingdoms 95 10. The Mississippian Cities and Towns 107 11. The Pueblo Towns 117 12. The Taíno Kingdoms 127 PART IV. THE FUTURE OF THE PAST 139 13. Hemispheric-Internal Relationships in the Twenty-¤rst Century: The Inner Design 141 14. Commerce and Discovery of the Old World 156 15. International Alliances and Interaction in the Twenty-¤rst Century: The Outer Scheme 171 Contents Epilogue: The First Baktun 178 References 181 Index 199 viii contents ...

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