Daily Life of the Aztecs
by Jacques Soustelle
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The author describes the advancing civilization of the Aztecs destroyed by Spanish conquest.Tags
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An exciting observation of a self sustaining civilization. Soustelle writes in a way that inspires imagining being a part of the Aztec culture. This book not only provides insight into many aspects of Aztec life, but describes how all the aspects connect to one another, from before the beginning, to Spanish destruction. The dualist culture, that came about from nomads assimilating with settled inhabitants, opened my eyes to the wonder of the Aztecs.
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- Canonical title*
- La vie quotidienne des Aztèques à la veille de la conquête espagnole [Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette]; Les Aztèques à la veille de la conquête espagnole [Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette]
- Original title
- La vie quotidienne des Aztèques à la veille de la conquête espagnole [Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette]; Les Aztèques à la veille de la conquête espagnole [Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette]
- Alternate titles*
- Les Aztèques à la veille de la conquête espagnole [Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette]
- Original publication date
- 1955 (1e édition originale française ∙ La vie quotidienne ∙ Hachette) (1e é | dition originale franç | aise ∙ | La vie quotidienne ∙ | Hachette)
- Important places
- Mexico
- Important events
- Conquest of Mexico (1519)
- Epigraph
- 'For as long as the world shall endure, the honour and glory of Mexico-Tenochtitlan must never be forgotten.'
Chimalpahin Quauhtlehuanitzin - Dedication
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- First words
- We must first define the subject of this book in space and time, for during the two or three thousand years before our era and up until the fateful year of the European invasion (1519, or one - reed according to the native ... (show all)calendar) many varied civilizations followed one another in the huge expanse of Mexico, rising each in turn, like the waves of the sea, and like the waves, falling in ruin.
Introduction.
There is some degree of doubt of mystery about the city's very name, for the double term Mexico-Tenochtitlan is not easily explained.
Chapter 1. The City. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)These are the creators of cultures; and the Indians of Anahuac, at the foot of their volcanoes, on the shores of their lake, may be counted among them.
- Original language
- French
- Disambiguation notice*
- Ne pas combiner Les différentes oeuvres de l'auteur - en français et/ou dans les traductions - qui contiennent le terme "Aztèques" dans le titre.
En effet, il s'agit d' édition très différentes (co... (show all)ntenu, pagination, iconographie).
Sont concernés les titres suivants :
- "Les Aztèques", Collection Que sais-je, Presses universitaires de France, 128 pages, 11 éditions à partir de 1970
- "La vie quotidienne des Aztèques", Collection La vie quotidienne, Hachette, 350 pages, plusieurs éditions à partir de 1955
- "Album de la vie quotidienne des Aztèques", Album illustré grand format, correspondant au catalogue de l'exposition au Musée de l'homme, Paris 1959, Editions Hachette, 95 pages
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