Handbook of Middle American Indians (HMAI) is a sixteen-volume compendium on Mesoamerica, from the prehispanic to late twentieth century. Volumes on particular topics were published from the 1960s and 1970s under the general editorship of Robert Wauchope.[1] Separate volumes with particular volume editors deal with a number of general topics, including archeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, linguistics, with the last four substantive volumes treating various topics in Mesoamerican ethnohistory, under the editorship of Howard F. Cline. Select volumes have become available in e-book format.
A retrospective review of the HMAI by two anthropologists discusses its history and evaluates it.[2] One review calls it a fundamental work.[3] Another reviewer says "since the first volume of the HMAI appeared in 1964 is far and away the most comprehensive and erudite coverage of native cultures of any region in the Americas."[4] A review in the journal Science says that "There can be little doubt that, like the Handbook of South American Indians, this monumental synthesis will provide a sound basis for new generalizations and will stimulate additional research to fill the gaps in knowledge and understanding that will become apparent.[5]
Starting in 1981, six volumes in the Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians were published under the general editorship of Victoria Bricker.[6]
^Robert Wauchope, general editor. ‘’Handbook of Middle American Indians’’, 16 volumes. Austin: University of Texas Press
^Marcus, Joyce; Spores, Ronald (1978). "The Handbook of Middle American Indians: A Retrospective Look". American Anthropologist. 80 (1): 85–100. doi:10.1525/aa.1978.80.1.02a00060. JSTOR 673513.
^Berthe, J.-P. (1966). "Un ouvrage fondamental: le 'Handbook of Middle American Indians'". Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. 21 (1): 229–230. doi:10.1017/S0395264900110856. JSTOR 27576567. S2CID 195463373.
^Colston, Stephen A. (1977). "Review of Handbook of Middle American Indians. Volume 16. Sources Cited and Artifacts Illustrated". The Americas. 33 (4): 679–680. doi:10.2307/980885. JSTOR 980885. S2CID 147509596.
^Woodbury, Richard B. (1965). "Handbook of Middle American Indians". Science. 148 (3671): 798–800. doi:10.1126/science.148.3671.798. JSTOR 1716362.
^Victoria Bricker, ‘’Supplement to the Handbook of Middle American Indians’’. 6 vols. Austin: University of Texas Press 1981-2000).[non-primary source needed]
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