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The Art of the Aztecsby Nigel CawthorneISBN 1571456392 (1-57145-639-2)
Hardcover, Laurel Glen
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Aztecby Gary JenningsISBN 0765317508 (0-7653-1750-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aztec'Book summary:[via]Aztec is the extraordinary story of the last and greatest native civilization of North America. Told in the words of one of the most robust and memorable characters in modern fiction, Mixtli-Dark Cloud, Aztec reveals the very depths of Aztec civilization from the peak and feather-banner splendor of the Aztec Capital of Tenochtitlan to the arrival of Hernán Cortás and his conquistadores, and their destruction of the Aztec empire. The story of Mixtli is the story of the Aztecs themselves---a compelling, epic tale of heroic dignity and a colossal civilization's rise and fall. 
Aztec and Maya Mythsby Karl TaubeISBN 029278130X (0-292-78130-X)
Softcover, Univ of Texas Pr
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Aztec Artby Esther PasztoryISBN 0810906872 (0-8109-0687-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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Aztec Art: Esther Pasztoryby Esther PasztoryISBN 0806125365 (0-8061-2536-5)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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An Aztec Herbal: The Classic Codex of 1552by William Gates, Bruce BylandISBN 0486411303 (0-486-41130-3)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Aztec: The World of Moctezumaby Jane Day, Eduardo Matos MoctezumaISBN 187937319X (1-879373-19-X)
Softcover, Roberts Rinehart Pub
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Aztec Thought and Culture: A Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mindby Miguel Leon PortillaISBN 0806122951 (0-8061-2295-1)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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The Aztec Treasure House: Selected Essaysby Evan S. ConnellISBN 1582432538 (1-58243-253-8)
Softcover, Counterpoint
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aztec Treasure House: Selected Essays'Book summary:Here are tales of fabulous advances made in anthropology, archaeology, astronomy, and linguistics, stories of the Anasazi, the "old ones" of the southwestern desert, of the great explorers, eccentrics, dreamers, scientists, cranks, and geniuses. "There's no end to the list, of course," Connell says, "because gradually it descends from such legendary individuals to ourselves when, as children, obsessed by that same urge, we got permission to sleep in the backyard." [via]
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Azteca/Aztecby Gary JenningsISBN 8408065815 (84-08-06581-5)
Softcover, Booket
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The Aztecs: A Historyby Nigel DaviesISBN 0806116919 (0-8061-1691-9)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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The Aztecsby Richard F. TownsendISBN 0500281327 (0-500-28132-7)
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Aztecsby Dale BrownISBN 0809498545 (0-8094-9854-5)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aztecs'Book summary:Magazine Size Hardcover without dustjacket as issued. 168 pages. Comprehensive Story of the Aztec Civilization with Color and Black and White Photographs throughout. Endpapers are Color Maps. [via]
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Aztecsby Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Felipe Solis Olguin, Felipe R. Solis OlguinISBN 1903973139 (1-903973-13-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aztecs'Book summary:This important new book documents the splendid artistic legacy of the Aztecs, an extraordinary people who, in the space of only 200 years from 1325 to 1521, created one of the most impressive civilizations in the world.
Published to accompany one of the greatest exhibitions of Aztec culture ever seen, this comprehensive volume with over 500 superb colorplates presents works of turquoise, gold, and jade, polychrome ceramics, illustrated codices and manuscripts, and monumental stone and wood sculptures. Nine authoritative essays written by a team of renowned scholars from Mexico, Britain, and the United States explore the Aztecs' view of the cosmos and their place within it, their religious beliefs, rulers, philosophy and literature, techniques of warfare, and day-to-day life. This book will stand as the definitive book on the Aztecs for years to come. [via]
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The Aztecsby Royal Academy of Arts (Great Britain), Eduardo Matos MacTezuma, Felipe R. Solis OlguinISBN 1903973228 (1-903973-22-8)
Softcover, Royal Academy of Arts
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Aztecs: An Interpretationby Inga ClendinnenISBN 0521485851 (0-521-48585-1)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Aztecs: An Interpretation'Book summary:Inga Clendinnen creates a vivid and dramatic picture of life in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, once the nerve centre of the Aztec tribute empire. She explores the worlds of Aztec women, of priests and of warriors, in an extraordinary recreation of everyday life in the city. Contrasting the beauty and sophistication of Aztec culture with the savagery of human sacrifice, she attempts to explain the philosophy, rituals, and social structures that underpinned this remarkable empire. [via]
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Aztecs: Reign of Blood & Splendorby Time-Life BooksISBN 0809498553 (0-8094-9855-3)
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The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empireby Serge GruzinskiISBN 0810928213 (0-8109-2821-3)
Softcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Aztecs: Rise and Fall of an Empire'Book summary:Explores the complex aspects of the ancient Aztec civilization, its artistic and cultural achievements, its bloody religion, and its history--from earliest times to its collapse with the arrival of the Spanish in the New World. Original. [via]
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The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessorsby Muriel Porter WeaverISBN 0012639990 (0-01-263999-0)
Hardcover, Academic Pr
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The Aztecs, Maya, and Their Predecessors: Archaeology of Mesoamericaby Muriel Porter WeaverISBN 0127390650 (0-12-739065-0)
Hardcover, Emerald Group Pub Ltd
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The Broken Spears: The Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexicoby Miguel Leon-portilloISBN 080705500X (0-8070-5500-X)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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Burning Waterby Mercedes LackeyISBN 0765313170 (0-7653-1317-0)
Softcover, Tor Books
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Children of the Nightby Mercedes LackeyISBN 0765313189 (0-7653-1318-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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The Cities of Ancient Mexico: Reconstructing a Lost Worldby Jeremy A. Sabloff, MacDuff EvertonISBN 0500279292 (0-500-27929-2)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Codex Nuttall: A Picture Manuscript from Ancient Mexico The Peabody Museum Facsimileby Zelia Nuttall, Peabody Museum of Archaeology and EthnologyISBN 0486231682 (0-486-23168-2)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Conquest: Montezuma, Cortes, and the Fall of Old Mexicoby Hugh ThomasISBN 0671511041 (0-671-51104-1)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Conquest of New Spainby B. Diaz Del CastilloISBN 0140441239 (0-14-044123-9)
Softcover, Viking Pr
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Daily Life of the Aztecsby Jacques SoustelleISBN 1842125087 (1-84212-508-7)
Softcover, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
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Design Motifs of Ancient Mexicoby Jorge EncisoISBN 0486200841 (0-486-20084-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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Dioses Tumbas Y Sabiosby C.W. CeramISBN 8423308677 (84-233-0867-7)
Hardcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521by Bernal Diaz Del CastilloISBN 030681319X (0-306-81319-X)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico: 1517-1521'Book summary:Bernal Díaz del Castillo(14951584) served under Cortés through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative, one of only four extant firsthand accounts, is both an invaluable hirstorical document and a spectacular epic. He was with Cortés when the latter sank the ships, thus committing the small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest; he was privy to the counsels of the leaders and was at hand when Montezuma was made a prisoner in his own palace. Bernal Díaz fought in over a hundred battles and skirmishes against an enemy who made living sacrifices of their prisoners. These things he saw and recorded in a bold blunt voice whose immediacy, in Maudslays classic translation, reaches across the centuries to invite readers to witness for themselves the horrors and wonders of the initial, apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations.[via]More editions of The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521:
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El Corazon De Piedra Verdeby Salvador De MadariagaISBN 8423949249 (84-239-4924-9)
Hardcover, Lectorum Pubns Inc
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The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americans: Explore the Wonders of the Aztec, Maya, Inca, North American Indian and Arctic Peoplesby Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald, Michael Stotter, Jen GreenISBN 1842155210 (1-84215-521-0)
Softcover, Southwater Pub
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The Encyclopedia of the Ancient Americas: Step into the World of the Inuit, Native American, Aztec, Maya, and Inca Peoplesby Philip Steele, Fiona MacDonald, Jen Green, Michael StotterISBN 184215186X (1-84215-186-X)
Hardcover, Lorenz Books
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The Essential Codex Mendozaby Frances F. Berdan, Patricia Rieff AnawaltISBN 0520204549 (0-520-20454-9)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya: An Illustrated Dictionary of Mesoamerican Religionby Mary Miller, Karl A. TaubeISBN 0500050686 (0-500-05068-6)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Gods of Sun and Sacrifice: Aztec & Maya Mythby Tony Allan, Tom Lowenstein, Duncan Baird PublishersISBN 0705435431 (0-7054-3543-1)
Hardcover, Grand Central Pub
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The Great Temple of the Aztecs: Treasures of Tenochtitlanby Eduardo Matos Moctezuma, Doris HeydenISBN 0500277524 (0-500-27752-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Temple of the Aztecs: Treasures of Tenochtitlan'Book summary:The Aztecs have fascinated and horrified Westerners for centuries. After Cortes' extraordinary conquest of the New World's most powerful civilization in 1521, the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, was levelled and its Great Temple demolished. Soon even the location of the old cult centre was lost - until 1978, when tunnelling for Mexico City's subway system unearthed clues that led to the rediscovery of the Great Temple and the most spectacular series of excavations ever conducted in Mexico. Professor Matos presents his personal account of his triumphant researches on the Great Temple: a giant pyramidal structure that had been rebuilt at least six times. The excavators discovered deposits associated with each phase containing offerings from all over the Aztec empire: jaguar skeletons, jade masks, obsidian knives, stone sculptures, effigy vessels. [via]
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Hernando Cortes : Five Lettersby J. Bayard Morris, Hernando CortesISBN 039309877X (0-393-09877-X)
Softcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hernando Cortes : Five Letters'Book summary:These five letters by the Spanish conqueror, Hernando Cortes, were written to the Emperor Charles V of Spain between 1519 and 1526. Now translated into English, they describe the Spanish invasion of Mexico and the conquest of Montezuma's empire through the eyes of the conqueror, and document the final meeting between Cortes and Montezuma. The earliest discoveries of mainland Mexico, the perilous trek into hostile country, the capture of the Aztec capital, the extension of Cortes's power throughout Mexico, the expedition to Honduras, and the organization and ordering of the Spanish empire in the new world are recorded here. [via]
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History of the Conquest of Mexicoby William H. PrescottISBN 1842125745 (1-84212-574-5)
Softcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group - The History of the Conquest of Mexico: ISBN 0679602992 (0-679-60299-2)
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History of the Conquest of Mexicoby James Lockhart, William H. PrescottISBN 0375758038 (0-375-75803-8)
Softcover, Modern Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of the Conquest of Mexico'Book summary:"It is a magnificent epic," said William H. Prescott after the publication of History of the Conquest of Mexico in 1843. Since then, his sweeping account of Cortés's subjugation of the Aztec people has endured as a landmark work of scholarship and dramatic storytelling. This pioneering study presents a compelling view of the clash of civilizations that reverberates in Latin America to this day.
"Regarded simply from the standpoint of literary criticism, the Conquest of Mexico is Prescott's masterpiece," judged his biographer Harry Thurston Peck. "More than that, it is one of the most brilliant examples which the English language possesses of literary art applied to historical narration. . . . Here, as nowhere else, has Prescott succeeded in delineating character. All the chief actors of his great historic drama not only live and breathe, but they are as distinctly differentiated as they must have been in life. Cortés and his lieutenants are persons whom we actually come to know in the pages of Pres-cott. . . . Over against these brilliant figures stands the melancholy form of Montezuma, around whom, even from the first, one feels gathering the darkness of his coming fate. He reminds one of some hero of Greek tragedy, doomed to destruction and intensely conscious of it, yet striving in vain against the decree of an inexorable destiny. . . . [Prescott] transmuted the acquisitions of laborious research into an enduring monument of pure literature."
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History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru: & History of the Conquest of Peruby William H. PrescottISBN 0815410042 (0-8154-1004-2)
Softcover, Cooper Square Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru: & History of the Conquest of Peru'Book summary:One of America's greatest and most highly regarded historians, William Hickling Prescott set a lofty literary standard for historical writing with his books on Spain's emperors and explorers. Prescott avoided the dry, names-and-dates style of standard histories and instead brought the past alive, telling with drama and vigor the stories of the men who came face to face with the unknown, and the numerous brushes with death they survived as they carved out an empire in the New World.
History of the Conquest of Mexico & History of the Conquest of Peru unites in one volume for the first time two of Prescott's best known and most powerful works. The books detail with accuracy and emotional resonance the arrival of Spain's conquerors to Mexico and Peru, and the wars of conquest whose outcomes remain the cause of contention even in the present day.
The History of the Conquest of Mexico focuses on Hernan Cortés, a notary from Spain's Extremadura region, arriving at the edge of the Aztec empire with 500 men, determined to spread Christianity and enlarge the domain of Charles V of Spain. Within the space of a few years Cortés found himself fending off rivals from Spain and warring against enraged Aztecs, against whose superior numbers Cortés struggled against the odds to maintain his garrisons. Prescott's biographer Harry Thurston Peck called The History of the Conquest of Mexico "one of the most brilliant examples which the English language possesses of literary art applied to historical narration."
Conquistadors Pizarro and Almagro are the protagonists of The History of the Conquest of Peru. Prescott tells of their brutal overthrow of the Incas, and the wars between the two of them afterward. Another of Prescott's biographers, Donald G. Darnell, called the book, "an immensely readable history."
Using a wealth of documentation as raw material, Prescott turned this blend of viewpoints into a heroic and tragic epic of Spain's efforts to dominate Central and South America.
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History of the Conquest of Mexico and History of the Conquest of Peruby William H. PrescottISBN 0685285669 (0-685-28566-9)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The History of the Indes of New Spainby Diego Duran, Doris HeydenISBN 0806126493 (0-8061-2649-3)
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Hummingbird & the Hawkby PaddenISBN 0061318981 (0-06-131898-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins College Div
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The Hungry Womanby John BierhorstISBN 0688123015 (0-688-12301-5)
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An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Mayaby Mary Miller, Karl TaubeISBN 0500279284 (0-500-27928-4)
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The Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya is the first-ever English-language dictionary of Mesoamerican mythology and religion. Nearly 300 entries, from accession to yoke, describe the main gods and symbols of the Olmecs, Zapotecs, Maya, Teotihuacanos, Mixtecs, Toltecs, and Aztecs. Topics range from jaguar and jester gods to reptile eye and rubber, from creation accounts and sacred places to ritual practices such as bloodletting, confession, dance, and pilgrimage. In addition, two introductory essays provide succinct accounts of Mesoamerican history and religion, while a substantial bibliographical survey directs the reader to original sources and recent discussions. Dictionary entries are illustrated with photographs and specially commissioned line drawings. Mary Miller and Karl Taube draw on their research in the fast-changing field of Maya studies, and on the latest Mexican discoveries, to produce an authoritative work that will serve as a standard reference for students, scholars, and travelers. Photographs and illustrations throughout [via]More editions of An Illustrated Dictionary of the Gods and Symbols of Ancient Mexico and the Maya:
LA Capital: The Biography of Mexico Cityby Jonathan KandellISBN 0805012672 (0-8050-1267-2)
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Legends of the Plumed Serpent: Biography of a Mexican Godby Neil BaldwinISBN 1891620037 (1-891620-03-7)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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So wrote the Spanish priest Bernardo de Sahagún of the pale-skinned Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who, Mexican mythology had it, left his homeland but promised his people that he would one day return to them from the eastern sea. Neil Baldwin, the author of biographies of Thomas Edison and Man Ray, offers an intriguing life of the god--a biography, that is, of Quetzalcoatl as viewed by the Mexican people before and after the European conquest. In doing so, he captures the feel of the Mexican places in which Quetzalcoatl held sway: the temples and pyramids of Teotihuacán, the great fortresses of Mitla and Monte Albán, the ball courts of Chichén Itzá. He also provides a convincing portrait of Aztec and other ancient Mesoamerican lifeways, inviting his readers to share the "fear and terror" those people felt when they entered the god's sacred precincts. Baldwin's sympathetic readings of indigenous texts, coupled with his easy style, make Legends of the Plumed Serpent a fine introduction to ancient Mexico; his account of the god's fortunes after the arrival of the Europeans will also be of interest to students of comparative mythology and religion. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Letters from Mexicoby Hernan Cortes, Anthony PagdenISBN 0300090943 (0-300-09094-3)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Lost Empires:Ancient Aztec And Maya: The Extraordinary History of 3000 Years of Mesoamerican Civilization, With over 250 Photographs And Illustrationsby David JonesISBN 1844762130 (1-84476-213-0)
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Mighty Aztecsby Gene S. StuartISBN 0870443674 (0-87044-367-4)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mighty Aztecs'Book summary:Brilliant as it was cruel, the Aztec sun shone over ancient Mexico only briefly before being eclipsed by events of history. The mighty Aztecs grew from a wandering, desperate band calling themselves Mexica, who first appeared were considered barbarians by the settled peoples of the vally and forced out to the marshy islets of Lake Texcoco. Undaunted by hardship, the Mexica named their new home Tenochtitlan and mad it the hub of an empire. [via]
Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec Worldby David Carrasco, Scott Sessions, Eduardo Matos MoctezumaISBN 0870816764 (0-87081-676-4)
Softcover, Univ of Oklahoma Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec World'Book summary:Updated with a new chapter by Davíd Carrasco describing how the Aztec world has been re-imagined by modern Mexican American communities and Chicano scholars, Moctezumas Mexico is a lavishly illustrated volume that provides an in-depth historical profile of the Aztec empire on the eve of its fateful encounter with the Europeans. Beginning with an exploration of Aztec history and cosmology, the authors and two other prominent scholars--Anthony Aveni and Elizabeth Hill Boone-examine Aztec ceremonies, astronomy, myths, rhetoric, and moral philosophy, as well as controversies in recent Aztec scholarship using poetry, sculpture, painting, and the archaeological record.
With nearly 150 full-color illustrations, Moctezumas Mexico is an important and handsome book that will appeal to scholars and students of Mexicos indigenous past. [via]More editions of Moctezuma's Mexico: Visions of the Aztec World:
The Myth of Quetzalcoatlby Enrique Florescano, Raul Velazquez, Lysa HochrothISBN 0801871018 (0-8018-7101-8)
Softcover, Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
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Painting the Conquest: The Mexican Indians and the European Renaissanceby Serge GruzinskiISBN 208013521X (2-08-013521-X)
Hardcover, Flammarion et Cie
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The Plumed Serpentby D. H. LawrenceISBN 1905432593 (1-905432-59-3)
Softcover, Dodo Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Plumed Serpent'Book summary:The Plumed Serpent is set in Mexico in the 1920s, an era of political turmoil, and centres on a revolutionary movement to revive the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The brilliant vision of place, the violent action and the rituals and myth for the new religion all combine to make it one of Lawrence's most vivid novels. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives. Several lengthy passages rejected in the course of composition and here included in the textual apparatus offer a close look at the intricacies of Lawrence's progress toward a final conception of the novel. Full annotation and appendixes on Mexican politics and Aztec religion are also provided to assist in comprehending the often arcane concepts to which Lawrence applied his imaginative power. [via]
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- The Plumed Serpent: ISBN 1853262587 (1-85326-258-7)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc - The Plumed Serpent: ISBN 0521294223 (0-521-29422-3)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr - The Plumed Serpent: ISBN 0679734937 (0-679-73493-7)
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The Plumed Serpent/Quetzalcoatlby D. H. Lawrence, L.D. ClarkISBN 0521222621 (0-521-22262-1)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Plumed Serpent/Quetzalcoatl'Book summary:The Plumed Serpent is set in Mexico in the 1920s, an era of political turmoil, and centres on a revolutionary movement to revive the religion of the ancient Aztecs. The brilliant vision of place, the violent action and the rituals and myth for the new religion all combine to make it one of Lawrence's most vivid novels. The Cambridge edition establishes for the first time a meticulously edited text based on the manuscript, typescript and proof material, nearly all of which survives. Several lengthy passages rejected in the course of composition and here included in the textual apparatus offer a close look at the intricacies of Lawrence's progress toward a final conception of the novel. Full annotation and appendixes on Mexican politics and Aztec religion are also provided to assist in comprehending the often arcane concepts to which Lawrence applied his imaginative power. [via]
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Pyramidsby Anne MillardISBN 1856976742 (1-85697-674-2)
Hardcover, Kingfisher
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pyramids'Book summary:From the ancient ziggurats of Mespotamia and the steep pyramids of the Maya to the modern wonders of today, the engrossing text and beautifully detailed pictures of Pyramids provides a through historical overview of all types of pyramids. This meticulously illustrated reference also reveals how these awe-inspiring structures were constructed, what was kept inside them, and why they were so important to the different societies that produced them. An illustrated glossary and index help make this an even more enjoyable and easy-to-use reference. [via]
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Quetzalcoatlby D. H. Lawrence, Louis Lohr MartzISBN 0811213854 (0-8112-1385-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Quetzalcoatl'Book summary:Now available for the first time as a paperbook, Quetzalcoatl is D.H. Lawrence's last "unpublished manuscript" and the early version of his great Mexican novel, The Plumed Serpent. Kate Burns is the widow of a failed Irish patriot, strong-minded and independent, who unlike the heroine of The Plumed Serpent, refuses to simply join the Mexican revolutionary movement based on a revival of the Aztec gods. Quetzalcoatl is arguably one of Lawrence's most feminist works: the rise of a revolution filtered through the consciousness of a woman of tremendous individuality. Quetzalcoatl, a more cohesive novel than The Plumed Serpent, is classic D. H. Lawrence-- for its vivid evocation of the Mexican culture and mythology, and its intensity of feeling and psychological insight. This edition includes an illuminating introduction and textual commentary by Sterling Professor of English at Yale, Louis Martz. "The Plumed Serpent," Martz says, "may be judged a success within its own mode of existence. For a different sort of novel, we may turn now to Quetzalcoatl." [via]
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Sangre Azteca/ Aztec Bloodby Gary JenningsISBN 840805127X (84-08-05127-X)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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A Scattering of Jades: Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecsby T. J. Knab, Thelma D. SullivanISBN 0671864130 (0-671-86413-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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A Scattering of Jades: Stories, Poems, and Prayers of the Aztecsby Thelma D. SullivanISBN 0816523371 (0-8165-2337-1)
Softcover, Univ of Arizona Pr
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War of Witches: A Journey into the Underworld of the Contemporary Aztecsby Timothy J. KnabISBN 0813333873 (0-8133-3387-3)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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Azteca/Aztecby Gary JenningsISBN 8432037311 (84-320-3731-1)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Azteca/Aztec'Book summary:Con una admirable precision y una singular fuerza evocativa, Gary Jennings ha reconstruido el mundo de los aztecas en los anos en que, ante el embate de los conquistadores espanoles, sufre una sacudida de la que ya no podra recuperarse. [via]
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El Corazon De Piedra Verde/ the Green Stone Heartby Salvador De MadariagaISBN 9875661643 (987-566-164-3)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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