The daily life of the Aztecs, on the eve of the Spanish conquest
By: Translated from the French by Patrick O'Brian
Series: Daily life series
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Translated from: fre
Number of pages: 319
Subjects: Aztecs; Indians of Mexico; Social life and customs
Work titles: Vie quotidienne des Aztèques a la veille de la conquête espagnole
Description: "This book by an international authority on Mexican archeology and sociology presents a vivid history of that profoundly religious Aztec warrior society - from its days as a primitive people, to the early sixteenth century - when, on the eve of the Spanish conquest, a powerful native government ruled with great organizational ability and restless energy."
Notes: Includes bibliography.
Table of contents: title: The city; title: Society and the state at the beginning of the sixteenth century; title: The world, man and time; title: A Mexican's day; title: From birth to death; title: War; title: Civilised life; title: The pronunciation of Aztec words; title: The eighteen months and the rites.