The subject of this book is the life of the Mexicans--the Mexica , as they said themselves--at the beginning of the sixteenth century. At that time, in the early 1500s, nobody, from the arid steppes of the north to the burning jungles of the isthmus, from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to the shore of the Pacific, could have believed that this enormous empire, its culture, its art, its gods, were to go down a few years later in a historic cataclysm. The period with which this book is concerned is distinguished from all ...
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The subject of this book is the life of the Mexicans--the Mexica , as they said themselves--at the beginning of the sixteenth century. At that time, in the early 1500s, nobody, from the arid steppes of the north to the burning jungles of the isthmus, from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico to the shore of the Pacific, could have believed that this enormous empire, its culture, its art, its gods, were to go down a few years later in a historic cataclysm. The period with which this book is concerned is distinguished from all others by the wealth of its written documentation. The Mexicans were interested in themselves and in their history; they were tireless speech-makers and great loves of verse, thus an immense quantity of books and legal documents came into being. Drawing on this rich recorded history, Soustelle creates a memorable portrait of Aztec society.
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Stanford University Press, 1970. Good., Paperback, Small octavo, 321. Text clean. 321 pages. Light cover wear. 321 pages. Packed and shipped with care.
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Very Good Condition. Text appears to be clean. Cover has wear and corner bumps. The spine is in good condition with some wear. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Education; ISBN: 0804707219. ISBN/EAN: 9780804707213. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561033944.
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Illustrated by MAPS. Good. 5x8" GOOD Condition PAPERBACK, solid copy, bright covers, but yellow high lited & some underliining..; cover shows Aztec glyph. black & white titles on dark red paper covers..; 321pg pages; Aztecs were fierce, honorable, death-obsessed, and profoundly religious. A famed scholar evokes the life of this complex culture on the eve of its extinction, when the Spanish arrived and conquered them--imprisoning Montezuma and strangling Atahualpa. "It is, without question, the most brilliant, the clearest and most readable portrayal of Aztec life available in any language."