The Classic Maya have long presented scholars with vexing problems. One of the longest running and most contested of these, and the source of deeply polarized interpretations, has been their political organization. Using recently deciphered inscriptions and fresh archaeological finds, Simon Martin argues that this particular debate can be laid to rest. He offers a comprehensive re-analysis of the issue in an effort to answer a simple question: how did a multitude of small kingdoms survive for some six hundred years without being subsumed within larger states or empires? Using previously unexploited comparative and theoretical approaches, Martin suggests mechanisms that maintained a 'dynamic equilibrium' within a system best understood not as an array of individual polities but an interactive whole. With its rebirth as text-backed historical archaeology, Maya studies has entered a new phase, one capable of building a political anthropology as robust as any other we have for the ancient world.

A showcase of the breathtaking art of an ancient people features hundreds of illustrations that, combined with the latest research into and archaeological discoveries about Maya society, demonstrates the complexity and artistic genius of this legendary culture.

Deep in the dense rainforests of Central America lie the turbulent stories of the Maya monarchy, stories brought vividly to life in the Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens, which is newly available in paperback. Describing many of their own discoveries, two of the world's leading experts in Maya hieroglyphs take the reader into a once-hidden history, setting out the latest thinking on the nature of Maya divine kingship, statehood and political authority, and describing all the most recent readings and archaeological finds. Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens combines groundbreaking research with a highly readable history, offering the reader a front-row seat in one of the most exciting and fast-developing areas of world archaeology.

This is a cultural history of Italian Fascism viewed through the lens of soccer. The 1930s were the zenith of achievement for Italian football--Italy hosted and won the 1934 World Cup and retained the trophy in 1938. At club level, Calcio was reorganized into a national league, after which the first Italian club teams emerged to dominate European competition. It was at this time that Mussolini's party institutionalized soccer as a fascist game. Italian Fascism fully exploited the opportunities football provided to shape public opinion, penetrate daily life, and reinforce conformity. By politicizing the game, Fascism also sought to enhance the regime's international prestige and inculcate nationalist values. Football and Fascism is an original look at the appropriation of sport to serve political ends during a dark period of Italian history.

The Italian love affair with sport is passionate, voracious, all-consuming. It provides a backdrop and a narrative to almost every aspect of daily life in Italy and the distinctively pink-coloured newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport is devoured by almost half a million readers every day. Narrating the history of modern Italy through its national passion for sport, Sport Italia provides a completely new portrayal of one of Europe's most alluring, yet contradictory countries, tracing the highs and lows of Italy's sporting history from its Liberal pioneers through Mussolini and the 1960 Rome Olympics to the Berlusconi era. By interweaving essential themes of Italian history, its politics, society and economy with a history of the passion for sport in the country, Simon Martin tells the story of modern Italy in a fresh and colourful way, illustrating how and why sport is so strongly embedded in both politics and society, and how it is inseparable from the concept of Italian national identity. Showing sport's capacity to both unite and deeply divide, this book reveals a novel and previously unexplored element of the history of a society and its state, which will be an essential read for sports fans, historians and students alike.

With new readings of ancient texts, Ancient Maya Politics unlocks the long-enigmatic political system of the Classic Maya.

कवी सायमन मार्टिन यांचा ‘पुनरुत्थान’ कवितासंग्रह म्हणजे त्यांच्या तीन दशकांच्या अनुभवांचे सारच म्हणावे लागेल. १९९३ साली ‘कालवारी’ या कवितासंग्रहापासून झालेली सुरुवात खरंच कोणीही थांबवू शकत नाही. आज आणि इथून पुढेही कवितेच्या उत्तुंग प्रवासात ते आपल्याला जगण्याचे तत्वज्ञान सांगत राहतील अशी आशा आहे. ‘पुनरुत्थान’ कवितासंग्रह जाणीवपूर्वक आपल्या हक्कांबद्दल, इच्छा आकांक्षांना जिवंत ठेवण्याबद्दल तसेच पुरोगामीत्वाची आस कधीही सोडू नये हे सांगण्यासाठीच त्यांनी लिहिला आहे. तू बोल, कान असणारे ऐकतील. बोलायलाच हवं असं प्रत्येक ठिकाणी ते सांगतात. अनुभवांचे संचित, लिखाणाची प्रगल्भता, सामाजिक जागरूकता या सर्वांमुळे त्यांची कविता आपल्याला वेगळ्या उंचीवर नेऊन ठेवते. समाजात बदल घडवण्यासाठी सुरुवात आपल्यासून करावी हे स्वतःच्या कृतीतून दाखवून दिले. कविताच माझ्या संवादाचे माध्यम आहे हे अभिमानाने सांगतात आणि त्यामुळेच ती वाचक, रसिकांच्या मनावर ताबा मिळवते. बदलासाठी एक पाऊल उचलण्यासाठी भाग पाडते. हा बदल युवकांच्या शैक्षणिक काळातच व्हावा म्हणून नांदेड येथील स्वामी रामानंद तीर्थ, मराठवाडा विद्यापीठाच्या एम.ए प्रथम वर्षाच्या मराठी अभ्यासक्रमासाठी कवींचा ‘तांबड्या समुद्राच्या किनाऱ्यावर’ या कवितासंग्रहाचा समावेश करण्यात आला आहे. ही पोचपावती मोठी आहे. अशा प्रगल्भ, अनुभवसंपन्न कवी सायमन मार्टिन यांचा कवितासंग्रह आम्ही वाचकांसाठी संजीवनी स्वरूपात देत आहोत. आपण सर्वांनी दृष्टी उघडून विचार करायला, कृती करायला सुरुवात करावी हीच कवीची माफक अपेक्षा आहे. Poet Simon Martin's ‘Punaurthan’ collection of poems is the essence of his three decades of experience. No one can really stop the beginning of 1993 with the collection of poems ‘Kalvaari’. I hope that he will continue to tell us the philosophy of life in the great journey of poetry today and beyond. He has written a collection of poems ‘Punaurthan’ consciously about his rights, keeping his aspirations alive and telling him never to give up the hope of progress. You speak, those with ears will hear. Everywhere you look today, the tide of protectionist sentiment is flowing. His poetry takes us to different heights due to its accumulated experiences, richness of writing, social awareness. He showed through his actions that we should start from ourselves to bring about change in the society. I am proud to say that poetry is my medium of communication and that is why it captures the minds of the readers and the audience. Forced to take a step for change. Swami Ramanand Tirtha, Nanded, Marathwada University M.A For the first year Marathi course, a collection of poems by the poet ‘On the shores of the Red Sea’ has been included. This acknowledgment is large. We are giving a new collection of poems by Simon Martin, a prolific and experienced poet, in the form of a revival for the readers. The poet's reasonable expectation is that we should all open our eyes and start thinking and acting.

In 1914, just after the outbreak of World War I, the greatest liner of its day, the White Star Liner Oceanic, struck a remote reef off Shetland and sank. This 'Queen of the Seas' was even more magnificently luxurious than the Titanic and unlike her, a remarkable salvage operation was achieved some sixty years later by two young and relatively inexperienced divers. In this book one of these divers tells the story of the disaster and the remarkable salvage work that he and his partner Alec Crawford undertook. After the war salvage attempts were abortive and written off as impossible until Simon Martin and Alec Crawford took a lucky trip to Foula in 1973. They were soon making plans to locate the undivable wreck and salve its extremely valuable non-ferrous metal. The story is a combination of treasure hunting and remarkable diving operations, the excitement of pin-pointing the wreck, diving and discovering the massive wreckage. In all they salvaged nearly 250 tons of valuable metal. The story was first told in 1980 and is reproduced now just as it was originally written, although an introduction and postscript have been added.For Simon Martin the dive was the greatest achievement of his life, but for Alec Crawford it was a stepping stone to greatness. Today he stands at the peak of his profession having successfully carried out a salvage operation which no-one else in the world could even have attempted - working with his own patented systems he located the wreck Persia in almost 2 miles depth of water and lifted millions of gold, silver, diamonds and jewels.

The CAM coach brings together the writing partnership of Mark Shields and Simon Martin. Mark is a world leading, internationally renowned, multi award winning, Life and Business Strategist and creator of the CAM coaching methodology known today as CAM Transformational Coaching. Simon is a world champion athlete, veteran natural health journalist and editor of IHCAN magazine for practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine. Between them they have come up with a host of proven secrets, strategies and evidenced techniques of how to successfully set up and run a Complementary Health Practice. The CAM coach is based upon Mark Shields Coaching for Practitioners Series which has been proven to help, coach, inspire and motivate many practitioners from different corners of the world over the years This together with expert contributions from industry leading experts such as Mike Ash, Jayney Goddard, Anthony Haynes and Kate Neil makes the CAM Coach a unique and valuable resource for anyone looking to work successfully in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine industry.