The Aztecs - Couverture souple

Townsend, Richard F.

 
9780500277201: The Aztecs
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0500277206 ISBN 13 : 9780500277201
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1993

Synopsis

The Aztecs have a reputation less as a civilizing force than as the barbaric practitioners of human sacrifice. Yet their achievements are impressive: within 100 years they established the largest empire in Central American history, and at Tenochtitlan actually built a city in a lake. Richard Townsend aims to present a rounded portrait of the Aztecs, reconciling the contradictory aspects of their culture. After considering the Spanish conquest, he charts the rise of the Aztecs from humble nomads to empire builders. He shows how human sacrifice was used as an instrument of terror, but was also believed to ensure fertility of the land and renewal of the seasons. Recent archaeological discoveries are interwoven with studies of monuments, Spanish records and illustrated codices in order to produce a comprehensive history of a remarkable people.

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Éditeur
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date d'édition
1993
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0500277206
ISBN 13 
9780500277201
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

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ISBN 10 :  0500021139 ISBN 13 :  9780500021132
Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1992
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