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The Aztecs

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Wiley, 2003 - History - 367 pages
This book is a vivid and comprehensive account of the Aztecs, the best-known people of pre-Columbian America. It examines their origins, civilization, and the distinctive realms of Aztec religion, science, and thought. It describes the conquest of their empire by the Spanish, and the fate of their descendants to the present day in Central Mexico, making use of the results of the latest excavations, historical documentation, and the author's first-hand knowledge. There is also a fascinating and detailed account of the daily life of the Aztec people, including their economy, family life, class system, and food.

This second edition updates the original text with new descriptions of major archaeological sites such as Malinalco and Tlatelolco and expanded coverage of codices, religion, and areas distant from the capital. Dozens of photographs and illustrations have been added for this edition, making this the most informative and up-to-date treatment of Aztec civilization.

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User Review  - Hortense - Goodreads

'Nothing but flowers and songs of sorrow are left in Mexico and Tlatelolco ..." -Aztec poem Is there anything irreversibly repugnant about a social life so fully integrated with the monthly practice ... Read full review

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User Review  - Alex - Goodreads

This is a textbook; it's not light reading. But it's also the most authoritative account I could find of Aztec culture, and it's very informative. If you can find a more readable book with the same quality of info, I'd love to hear about it; otherwise, this will at least get the job done. Read full review

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History of the Aztecs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Aztecs were a Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican people of central Mexico in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. They called themselves Mexica ([me'ʃikaʔ]). ...
en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/ History_of_the_Aztecs

aztecs
Smith found the key to unlocking this secret life of the Aztecs was in the garbage heaps a stone's throw out the back door of each house. ...
www.albany.edu/ pr/ albanymag/ aztecs.html

History of the Aztecs: Information and Much More from Answers.com
History of the Aztecs The Aztec world Aztec society Nahuatl language Aztec calendar Aztec religion Aztec mythology Human sacrifice in Aztec culture.
www.answers.com/ topic/ history-of-the-aztecs

JSTOR: The Aztecs
Written to be of value to scholars but accessible to a wider audience, the book begins with an overview of the social and physical landscapes of the Aztecs ...
links.jstor.org/ sici?sici=0091-7710(199821)54%3A1%3C121%3ATA%3E2.0.CO%3B2-I

Latin American Studies 295: The Aztecs
2000 Stories in Red and Black: Pictorial Histories of the Aztecs and Mixtecs. ... 1998 Daily Life of the Aztecs: People of the Sun and Earth. ...
clacs.uconn.edu/ lams295/ aztecs/ index.htm

Aztec Bibliography
Much scholarly work on the Aztecs, particularly archaeological research, is published in ... 1982 The Aztecs of Central Mexico: An Imperial Society. ...
www.public.asu.edu/ ~mesmith9/ azbib.html

Naive Americans - Aztec
1967); Laurette Sejourn, Burning Water: Thought and Religion in Ancient Mexico (1961); Jacques Soustelle, The Daily Life of the Aztecs on the Eve of the ...
www.nativeamericans.com/ Aztec.htm

Are You Related to the Aztecs?
The Empire that the Aztecs amassed makes them unique among Amerindian peoples. But, in at least one respect, they are far from unique. The Aztecs and other ...
www.laprensa-sandiego.org/ archieve/ april25-03/ aztec.htm

Maya, Aztecs, Inca, Inuit: before Columbus
The Aztecs were an impoverished, uprooted people who had been living by hunting and .... The Aztecs had gods of rain, moisture and agricultural fertility. ...
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LIST OF AZTEC BOOKS
Daily Life Of The Aztecs On The Eve Of The Spanish Conquest ... The Misunderstood Case of the Flayed Princess or The Honor of the Aztecs Restored ...
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About the author (2003)

Michael E. Smith is Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Albany. He has directed excavations at numerous Aztec sites and is co-editor (with Marilyn Masson) of The Ancient Civilizations of Mesoamerica: A Reader (Blackwell, 1999).

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TitleThe Aztecs
Volume 14 of Peoples of America
AuthorMichael E. Smith
Edition2, illustrated
PublisherWiley, 2003
ISBN0631230165, 9780631230168
Length367 pages
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History / Latin America / Mexico
History / World
Social Science / Anthropology / General
  
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