The Aztecs : a very short introduction / Davíd Carrasco.

Author
Carrasco, David [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
  • Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
  • Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Description
1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages) : illustrations, map.

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Series
Very short introductions. [More in this series]
Summary note
This text presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
  • The city of Tenochtitlan : center of the Aztec world
  • Aztec foundations : Aztlan, cities, peoples
  • Aztec expansion through conquest and trade
  • Cosmovision and human sacrifice
  • Women and children : weavers of life and precious necklaces
  • Wordplay, philosophy, sculpture
  • The fall of the Aztec empire
  • The return of the Aztecs.
ISBN
  • 0-19-970219-5
  • 1-283-34877-2
  • 9786613348777
OCLC
  • 763157723
  • 1289515606
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