The Aztecs new perspectives
Title:
The Aztecs new perspectives
Author:
Van Turenhout, Dirk R.
ISBN:
9781576079249
9781576079218
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Publication Information:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, c2005.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xviii, 338 p. :bill., maps.)
Series:
Understanding ancient civilizations.
Contents:
Introduction -- Location of Aztec civilization and environmental setting -- Historical and chronological setting -- Origins, growth, and decline of Aztec civilization -- Economics -- Social organization -- Politics -- Religion and ideology -- Material culture -- Intellectual accomplishments -- The Aztecs : bloodthirsty savages or people like us?
Abstract:
How did a bedraggled band of nomads manage to evolve into a Mesoamerican superpower in such a brief time? This volume looks at the essential elements in the Aztecs' rise, fall, and enduring influence.
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