Aztec Warfare. Imperial Expansion and Political Control

Ross Hassig

ISBN 10: 0806121211 / ISBN 13: 9780806121215

Published by University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1988

About this Item

Uninscribed. No wear to book or dust jacket. 424 pages.

Seller Inventory # 4851

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Aztec Warfare. Imperial Expansion and Political Control
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, Norman
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0806121211
• ISBN 13: 9780806121215
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military

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Synopsis

This is probably the best book you can buy to get a good academic introduction to the Aztec Triple Alliance and their conquests. The book itself is written well (you won't fall asleep reading it), and the information contained within is excellently sourced and supplemented by pictures, maps, and a glossary of Nahuatl words. Hassig goes into great detail about the Aztec "home front" and does a great job explaining the nuances of mesoamerican politics and political control (one would hope so, considering the title). After that, you get a king by king and later emperor by emperor account of Aztec military history and a thorough, fair explanation of why and how the Aztecs were defeated by the Spaniards. Would recommend to anyone as a jumping off point for learning about the situation in late postclassic mesoamerica, as there really isn't a better book (that I know of) for this subject. ( on line review)

About the Author

Ross Hassig, a historical anthropologist specializing in Mesoamerica, is the author of Time, History, and Belief in Aztec and Colonial Mexico; Aztec Warfare: Imperial Expansion and Political Control; and Trade, Tribute, and Transportation: The Sixteenth-Century Political Economy of the Valley of Mexico.