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The Aztecs: A Very Short Introduction Illustrated Edition

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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. Davíd 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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0195379381
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978-0195379389
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Oxford University Press
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December 14, 2011
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English
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152 pages
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Davíd Carrasco is the Neil L. Rudenstine Professor of the Study of Latin America at Harvard University. For his scholarship in Mesoamerican religions and his work on Mexican American culture he received the Mexican Order of the Aztec Eagle.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press; Illustrated edition (December 14, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 152 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0195379381
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0195379389
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 0.4 x 4.4 x 6.7 inches

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Thomas Kiefer

Great Historical Introduction

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 21, 2022

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Well summarized historical and colonial review - for first learners and people who want a succinct overview.. It does not much cover contemporary Nahua culture in Mexico, but that would be expecting too much for a short book.

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E Serna

A Gem: Great overview, details by David Carrasco

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 16, 2019

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Used this for an intro Chicano Studies course. Excellent depth and detail on the urban planning marvels of Tenochtitlan, the advancements of the Aztecs and a nice overview of the immense depth of Mesoamerican civilizations - all in a compact text. Perfect readings for first year college students, appropriate for high school. Timely text during the year (2019) of the Quincentennial of the Invasion of Tenochtitlan. Carrasco writing is brilliant, easy to follow.

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C. Derick VarnTop Contributor: Graphic Novels

it is exactly what it says it is.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 1, 2014

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A brief and extremely readable summary of various aspects do the history and culture of the Mexica. It does have to achieve a broad overview of the cultural and religious history of the Mexica, but it is so broad that the reader may have a hard time contacting. That said, the further reading section is excellent to build on knowledge gained and the liberal use of primary sources in translation largely compensate for the breadth of the material covered.

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The Aztecs

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Great reading material

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 17, 2014

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My review is not about the content of the book but about the production of the audiobook. If ever there were a time not to use a computerized reader, a book about the Aztecs in English is it. The pronunciation of the names of gods, people, and cities in this reading is not only incorrect, it is also distracting and hard to listen to. I think this is worth mentioning because it was a missed opportunity to help newcomers with pronunciation and because, since the book is so short, it's hard to understand the value of paying for the audiobook in this case.

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Five Stars

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Exactly what it says, brief but informative