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UNINA9910961205703321 |
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Autore |
Carrasco Davíd |
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Titolo |
The Aztecs : a very short introduction / / Davíd Carrasco |
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Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011 |
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Oxford ; ; New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2012 |
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0-19-970219-5 |
1-283-34877-2 |
9786613348777 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xiv, 138 pages) : illustrations, map |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The city of Tenochtitlan : center of the Aztec world -- Aztec foundations : Aztlan, cities, peoples -- Aztec expansion through conquest and trade -- Cosmovision and human sacrifice -- Women and children : weavers of life and precious necklaces -- Wordplay, philosophy, sculpture -- The fall of the Aztec empire -- The return of the Aztecs. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This text presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life. |
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