The words of her father echo in a young girl's head: Never want what you can never have.
Lee offers a more realistic portrait of the legendary Aztec ruler Nezahualcoyotl, derived from examination of original Nahuatl codices and poetry, as well as Spanish chronicles.
Lee offers a more realistic portrait of the legendary Aztec ruler Nezahualcoyotl, derived from examination of original Nahuatl codices and poetry, as well as Spanish chronicles.
En el segundo tomo de Algunas campaas, Ireneo Paz relata la continuacin de la intervencin francesa en el occidente y las revueltas porfiristas contra los gobiernos de Benito Jurez y Sebastin Lerdo de Tejada.
An Aztec princess describes the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
In this comprehensive study, Enrique Florescano traces the spread of the worship of the Plumed Serpent, and the multiplicity of interpretations that surround him, by comparing the Palenque inscriptions (ca.
Los aztecas-méxicas fueron, por así decirlo, la fachada de una civilización originaria que floreció y se diversificó de múltiples formas desde mucho antes de la era cristiana.
A collection of pathbreaking essays on Aztec and Maya culture in the sixteenth century.
This book focuses on the original Book Twelve of the Florentine Codex which recounts the history of the conflict with a greater perspective from the Nahuatl.
El joven se llamaba Moctezuma, que en la lengua viene a ser algo así como Señor que se enfada o Gobernante Iracundo. Era inteligente, valiente y moralmente puro, pues creía que los valores más nobles existían en la vida cotidiana.
This groundbreaking edition of the Codex Chimalpahin, edited and translated by Arthur J. O. Anderson and Susan Schroeder, makes available in English for the first time the transcription and translation of the most comprehensive history of ...
Profiles the Aztecs, their history, culture, and what contributions they made to modern society.
Recreates the culture of the city of Tenochtitlan in its last unthreatened years before it fell to the Spaniards.
Recreates the culture of the city of Tenochtitlan in its last unthreatened years before it fell to the Spaniards.
Examines the Mayan, Aztec, and other related cultures from the perspective of each region's shifting understanding of the human soul.
This text explores the historical relationship of ideas, power and culture. Looking at several case studies, it analyses how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labour.
This text explores the historical relationship of ideas, power and culture. Looking at several case studies, it analyses how the regnant ideology intertwines with power around the pivotal relationships that govern social labour.
While we can benefit from the analysis and methodology in all contributions to this volume, items certain to interest Mesoamericanists include: Hill Boone, 'Introduction,' for the volume's orientation; Laiou, 'The Many Faces of Medieval ...
Illuminates the complexities of Aztec life.
The resulting work is the most complete and comprehensive account ever given of this significant figure in Mesoamerican history.
Fund?ndose en las investigaciones arqueol?gicas m?s recientes, retraza los principales rasgos del desarrollo cultural de la Am?rica prehispana, desde su poblamiento hasta el surgimiento de las grandes civilizaciones.
Through the author's clever juxtaposition of Cortés and Moctezuma and the love story of Marina and her Captain-General, we know more about how this strange land was conquered.
Organized thematically, the Handbook to Life in Renaissance Europe covers all aspects of life in Renaissance Europe: History; religion; art and visual culture; architecture; literature and language; music; warfare; commerce; exploration and ...
"In this sequel to Delfino's Journey, Delfino's sister Teresa attempts to defy the odds and reunite with her brother and cousin.
"Carrasco utilizes the perspectives of the history of religions, anthropology, and urban geography to explore the nature of the complex symbolic form of Quetzalcoatl in the organization, legitimation, and--ultimately--subversion of a large ...
Papers from the 1986 Summer Seminar, "Empire, Province, and Village in Aztec History."
A provocative, comparative study of the formation and expansion of the Aztec and Inca empires. Argues that prehistoric cultural development is largely determined by continual changes in traditional religion.
Spared from a death sentence by a gunmaker who buys his pardon for his skills with gunpowder, orphan Juan Martez becomes the colony's finest gunmaker and hides the truth about his native Aztec heritage.
Articles in the Handbook take up new research trends and methodologies and current debates. The Handbook articles are divided into seven parts.
The book examines how the indigenous nobility of Tetzcoco navigated the tumult of Spanish conquest and early colonialism.
The spectacular findings of the historic Templo Mayor Project, which took place in the heart of Mexico City from 1978 to 1997.
These discussions make the work highly accessible to non-specialists."--Richard E. Blanton, Purdue University
The Mayan “End-Time Codex” predicts the end of the world in 2012. A young Aztec-Mayan slave tells the story of its creation: gifted in math and astronomy, Coyotl advises the god-king, Quetzalcoatl.
A timeless tale of sex, love and rock 'n' roll from New York Times bestselling author Susan Andersen Priscilla Jayne Morgan is on the brink of music superstardom-so why are all her dreams suddenly in danger of unraveling?
No detailed description available for "L'esprit du jeu chez les Aztèques".
This expanded new edition of the classic 1989 collection of essays about Aztlán weighs its value.
"Aztlán: Essays on the Chicano Homeland gathers articles published over a period of twenty years, offering in one volume the divergent ideological interpretations engendered within Chicano studies in relation to the legendary origin of the ...
"In the alternate universe of Atomik Aztex, the Aztecs rule, having conquered the European invaders long ago.
This 1912 volume by Lewis Spence contains an engaging study of life in Ancient Mexico.
The religious texts in Aztec and Maya Apocalypses, many translated for the first time, provide an intriguing picture of this process—revealing the influence of European, Aztec, and Maya worldviews on portrayals of Doomsday by Spanish ...
A new account of the conquest of Mexico that focuses on the fall of Tenochtitlan, the capital of the Aztecs, timed for the 500th anniversary of this world historical event.
"This publication is issued in conjunction with the exhibition, The Aztec Pantheon and the Art of Empire, on view in the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa in Malibu, from March 24 through July 5, 2010"--T.p. verso.
An examination of how ancient Mesoamerican sculpture was experienced by its original audiences.
A study of the traces of the Aztec language in Northern Mexico and North America with a comparison of the people and languages of Mexico and the West Coast of North America.
A brief overview of the Aztec empire -- Marriage in Aztec society -- Perspectives on polygyny -- Reassessing the Aztec kings -- Polygyny and progeny -- Polygyny and social mobility -- Property, inheritance, and class -- Problems with ...
In this monumental work, Fray Bernardino de Sahag n commissioned Nahuas to collect and record in their own language accounts of the conquest of Mexico; he then added a parallel Spanish account that is part summary, part elaboration of the ...
Basic foods were transformed into sacred elements within particular rituals, while food in turn gave meaning to the ritual performance. This pioneering book offers the first integrated study of food and ritual in Aztec art.
Forced to flee after killing a man who was beating a horse, Juan the Lépero, who hides his mixed heritage to escape life as a beggar, embarks on a series of adventures as a highwayman, horse thief, and wealthy caballero before resolving to ...
Forced to flee after killing a man who was beating a horse, Juan the Lépero, who hides his mixed heritage to escape life as a beggar, embarks on a series of adventures as a highwayman, horse thief, and wealthy caballero before resolving to ...
"Describes life during the Aztec Empire. The readers' choices reveal the historical details of life as a worker, a warrior, and a European explorer"--Provided by publisher.