Susan Kellogg's history of the Aztecs offers a concise yet comprehensive assessment of Aztec history and civilization, emphasizing how material life and the economy functioned in relation to politics, religion, and intellectual and artistic developments. Appreciating the vast number of sources available but also their limitations, Kellogg focuses on three concepts throughout – value, transformation, and balance. Aztecs created value, material, and symbolic worth. Value was created through transformations of bodies, things, and ideas. The overall goal of value creation and transformation was to keep the Aztec world—the cosmos, the earth, its inhabitants—in balance, a balance often threatened by spiritual and other forms of chaos. The book highlights the ethnicities that constituted Aztec peoples and sheds light on religion, political and economic organization, gender, sexuality and family life, intellectual achievements, and survival. Seeking to correct common misperceptions, Kellogg stresses the humanity of the Aztecs and problematizes the use of the terms 'human sacrifice', 'myth', and 'conquest'.

This updated edition offers an accessible and richly illustrated study of Mexico's political, social, economic and cultural history.

The Aztec people are a fascinating race who've left so much in their time behind. From their battle tactics to the impressive architecture that they have built, they left more than a few incredible artifacts behind. This book will delve into the fascinating world of the Aztecs and how they came to become forever etched in the pages of history. Curious about their lifestyle and legends? You've come to the right place. In this book, you will: Learn about their humble beginnings and how they established their empire Gain insight into what their daily life was like Understand what they believed in and how they expressed these beliefs Learn all you need to know about their eerily accurate sun calendar Understand the inner workings of their highly organized social hierarchy Understand why they performed human sacrifices Learn why there is still no consensus on where exactly they came from Learn about their complex ideologies about nature, life, and death Delve into the many myths and legends surrounding them Understand their concepts about duality And much, much more!

Fifth Sun offers a comprehensive history of the Aztecs, spanning the period before conquest to a century after the conquest, based on rarely-used Nahuatl-language sources written by the indigenous people.

The author describes the advancing civilization of the Aztecs destroyed by Spanish conquest

A study of the Mexicans at the beginning of the sixteenth century, focusing on the daily activities of the city-dwellers of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, and discussing society, religion, domestic habits, marriage and family, war, the arts, and other aspects of daily life.