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Aztecs : an interpretation /

In 1521, the city of Tenochtitlan, magnificent centre of the Aztec empire, fell to the Spaniards and their Indian allies. Inga Clendinnen's account of the Aztecs recreates the culture of that city in its last unthreatened years. It provides a vividly dramatic analysis of Aztec ceremony as perf...

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Huvudupphovsman: Clendinnen,Inga
Materialtyp: Printed Book
Språk:English
Publicerad: New York : Cambridge University press, 1991
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