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Just Published: The Friar and The Maya
Diego de Landa and the Account of the Things of Yucatan University Press of Colorado The Friar and the Maya offers a full study and new translation of the Relación de las Cosas de Yucatán (Account of the Things of Yucatan) by a unique set of...
Q&A with History Authors
Lockdown Lectures: Cambridge University Press In August 2020, Restall participated in a remote informational session for teachers, students, and history buffs about navigating the world of online teaching and learning, and using resources like...
The Redemption of Elton John’s “Blue Moves”
Pop Matters Rich Wilhelm, 8/11/2020 Once reviled as bloated and pretentious, Elton John’s 1976 album Blue Moves, is one of his masterpieces, argues author Matthew Restall in the latest installment of the 33 1/3 series. “…anyone wishing to dive...
Briefly Noted
The New Yorker February 26, 2018 When Montezuma Met Cortes, by Matthew Restall (Ecco). In 1519, the emperor Montezuma received the conquistador Hernan Cortes and some of his men as guests in the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan. Within two years,...
Praise for “Blue Moves”
Dear Professor Restall ,I have recently had the great pleasure of reading your book Blue Moves. Thank you for writing it! Such a magnificent contribution to the 33 1/3 series. For me, your book fulfills the highest aspirations of that series,...