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Loading... Chimalpahin & the kingdoms of Chalco (1991)by Susan Schroeder
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"A thorough treatment of the sociopolitical history of the kingdoms of Chalco as seen through the eyes of one of the great post-Conquest Nahua historians. . . . Students of Nahuatl language will be rewarded by the extensive citations (with accompanying translations) of relevant material from original Nahua sources." --Choice "By delineating the concepts and personae that were most salient in Chimalpahin's politically-oriented perspective on the past, Schroeder has advanced our understanding of native Mexican political organization and has made a major contribution toward interpreting the work of this Nahua historian." --Anthropos "In this well-structured volume, Susan Schroeder synthesizes Chimalpahin's detailed information on the Prehispanic kingdoms of Chalco (located in the southern Valley of Mexico) with particular emphasis on their sociopolitical organization. . . . A valuable contribution." --American Antiquity "This is an important piece of scholarship which makes more accessible to general historians of colonial Mexico an item of Nahuatl literature." --The Americas No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)972.52History and Geography North America Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Bermuda Mexico; Federal districtLC ClassificationRatingAverage: No ratings.Is this you?Become a LibraryThing Author. |