Aztec Archaeology and Ethnohistory

AvFrances F. Berdan

Häftad, Engelska, 2014

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This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of Aztec culture, applying interdisciplinary approaches (archaeology, ethnohistory and ethnography) to reconstructing the complex and enigmatic civilization. Frances F. Berdan offers a balanced assessment of complementary and sometimes contradictory sources in unravelling the ancient way of life. The book provides a cohesive view of the Aztecs and their empire, emphasizing the diversity and complexity of social, economic, political and religious roles played by the many kinds of people we call 'Aztecs'. Concluding with three integrative case studies, the book examines the stresses, dynamics and anchors of Aztec culture and society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-04-21
Mått:177 x 254 x 16 mm
Vikt:760 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Cambridge World Archaeology
Antal sidor:364
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521707565

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Arkeologiska perioder och områden inom Historia och arkeologi

Mer om författaren

Frances F. Berdan is Professor Emerita of the Department of Anthropology of California State University, San Bernardino. She won the Outstanding Professor Award for the California State University system in 1982–83. She is author or editor of twelve books, including The Aztecs of Central Mexico (2nd edition, 2005), The Codex Mendoza (co-authored, 1992), Aztec Imperial Strategies (co-authored, 1996) and The Postclassic Mesoamerican World (co-edited, 2003). Her articles have been published in Scientific American, American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, Ancient Mesoamerica, and Arqueología Mexicana.

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'Anthropologist Frances Berdan draws on her decades of ethnohistoric research that she combines with the latest findings from archaeology to offer a new authoritative account of the Aztecs and how the Mexica came to dominate the largest pre-Hispanic empire in Mesoamerica.' Deborah L. Nichols, Dartmouth College

Innehållsförteckning

Part I. Setting the Stage: 1. Discovering, uncovering, and interpreting the Aztec world; 2. The Aztecs as Mesoamericans; Part II. Aztec Society and Culture: 3. Living on the land; 4. Craft specialization, commerce, and trade; 5. City-states and imperial rule; 6. Living as an Aztec: social status and daily life; 7. Religion, science, and the arts; 8. The Aztec world: an integrated view.