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The Aztecs

A Very Short Introduction

David Carrasco

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English
Oxford University Press
26 January 2012
History; History of the Americas; Colonialism & imperialism; Anthropology
Series: Very Short Introductions
This Very Short Introduction employs the disciplines of history, religious studies, and anthropology as it illuminates the complexities of Aztec life. Readers meet a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry, and philosophy, who were also profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and through warfare. David Carrasco looks beyond Spanish accounts that have colored much of the Western narrative to let Aztec voices speak about their origin stories, the cosmic significance of their capital city, their methods of child rearing, and the contributions women made to daily life and the empire. Carrasco discusses the arrival of the Spaniards, contrasts Aztec mythical traditions about the origins of their city with actual urban life in Mesoamerica, and outlines the rise of the Aztec empire. He also explores Aztec religion, which provided both justification for and alternatives to warfare, sacrifice, and imperialism, and he sheds light on Aztec poetry, philosophy, painting, and especially monumental sculpture and architecture. He concludes by looking at how the Aztecs have been portrayed in Western thought, art, film, and literature as well as in Latino culture and arts.
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Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 170mm,  Width: 109mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   113g
ISBN:   9780195379389
ISBN 10:   0195379381
Series:   Very Short Introductions
Pages:   160
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Chapter 1: The City of Tenochtitlan: Center of The Aztec World Chapter 2: Aztec Foundations: Aztlan, Cities, Peoples Chapter 3: Aztec Expansion through Conquest and Trade Chapter 4: Cosmovision and Human Sacrifice Chapter 5: Women and Children: Weavers of Life and Precious Necklaces Chapter 6: Word Play, Philosophy, Sculpture Chapter 7: The Fall of the Aztecs Chapter 8: The Return of the Aztecs References Further Reading Index

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