The Aztecs (New Horizons)

Rise and Fall of an Empire

£7.95
£7.95

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

The gruesome Aztec practice of mass human sacrifice horrified Cortés when he entered Tenochticlán in 1519. Yet these bloodthirsty warriors also created a refined society, monumental architecture, powerful sculpture, magnificently illustrated codices, fine goldwork and brilliant feathered costumes. How did these contradictory aspects co-exist in one people?

The richly illustrated text is supplemented by contemporary documents including evidence on Aztec myths, social organization, trade, the arts, human sacrifice, the conquest, the continuation of Aztec religion after Christianity and the fate of the Indian population today.
Extent: 192 pp
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 1992-09-21
Size: 17.7 x 12.5 cm
ISBN: 9780500300183
About the Authors

Serge Gruzinski was a French historian of Latin America.

Paul Bahn is the author or editor of numerous books, including the standard introduction to cave art, Images of the Ice Age, as well as The First Artists (with Michel Lorblanchet).

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