The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)

The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire (New Horizons)

by Paul Bahn (Author), Serge Gruzinski (Author)

Synopsis

From the NEW HORIZONS series, a look at the Aztecs who created a refined society at the same time as carrying out mass human sacrifice, examining how these apparently contradictory aspects co-existed, and covering Aztec history from nomadic beginnings to the period of Spanish rule.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 01
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 21 Sep 1992

ISBN 10: 0500300186
ISBN 13: 9780500300183
Book Overview: The complete history of the Aztecs from their early beginnings as nomads through their time as powerful empire builders to the period of Spanish rule

Author Bio
Serge Gruzinski was a French historian of Latin America. Paul Bahn is co-author of Thames & Hudson's bestselling Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, and author of Images of the Ice Age, widely regarded as the standard introduction to cave art.