9780195379389-0195379381-The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction

The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction

ISBN-13: 9780195379389
ISBN-10: 0195379381
Edition: 1
Author: David Carrasco
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 152 pages
FREE US shipping on ALL non-marketplace orders
Marketplace
from $12.26 USD
Buy

From $5.20

Book details

ISBN-13: 9780195379389
ISBN-10: 0195379381
Edition: 1
Author: David Carrasco
Publication date: 2011
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 152 pages

Summary

The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction (ISBN-13: 9780195379389 and ISBN-10: 0195379381), written by authors David Carrasco, was published by Oxford University Press in 2011. With an overall rating of 4.0 stars, it's a notable title among other Central America (Americas History, Mexico, Native American, Aztec, Ancient Civilizations History, European History, Cultural, Anthropology) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Central America books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.14.

Description

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. Dav�d 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.

Rate this book Rate this book

We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book