The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons) - Tapa blanda

Serge Gruzinski; Paul Bahn

 
9780500300183: The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)
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ISBN 10: 0500300186 ISBN 13: 9780500300183
Editorial: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1992

Sinopsis

The complete history of the Aztecs from their early beginnings as nomads through their time as powerful empire builders to the period of Spanish rule

The gruesome Aztec practice of mass human sacrifice horrified Cortés when he entered Tenochticlán in 1519. Yet these bloodthirsty warriors also created a refined society, monumental architecture, powerful sculpture, magnificently illustrated codices, fine goldwork and brilliant feathered costumes. How did these contradictory aspects co-exist in one people?

The richly illustrated text is supplemented by contemporary documents including evidence on Aztec myths, social organization, trade, the arts, human sacrifice, the conquest, the continuation of Aztec religion after Christianity and the fate of the Indian population today.

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Acerca del autor

Serge Gruzinski was a French historian of Latin America. Paul Bahn is the author or editor of numerous books, including the standard introduction to cave art, Images of the Ice Age, as well as The First Artists (with Michel Lorblanchet).

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Editorial
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Año de publicación
1992
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0500300186
ISBN 13 
9780500300183
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
192
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9780810928213: AZTECS, RISE AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE ING (Discoveries Series)

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ISBN 10:  0810928213 ISBN 13:  9780810928213
Editorial: Abrams, 1900
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