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  • Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico

    From the Aztecs to Independence

    by Enrique Florescano, Kathryn R. Bork ...
    Translated by Albert G. Bork ...
    Series series LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
    In Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico, noted Mexican scholar Enrique Florescano’s Memoria mexicana becomes available for the first time in English. A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history. Original in perspective ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

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  • The Aztecs

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Carrasco ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and ... Read more

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  • Memorias

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  • Compañeras

    Zapatista Women's Stories

    by Hilary Klein ...
    Compañeras is the untold story of women's involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion that has inspired grassroots activists around the world for over two decades. Gathered here are the stories of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who became guerilla insurgents and political leaders, educators and healers—who worked collectively to construct a new society of dignity and ... Read more

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  • All About: Mysterious Maya

    by P S Quick ...
    Series Book 11 - All About...
    This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, gives an in-depth account of what life was like for the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica. It explains how everyday life was influenced by religion and describes the evidence that has been gathered to support ideas.As well as religion and mythology it covers society, government, law, farming, industry, technology, science, mathematics, writing, ... Read more

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  • The Mixtecs of Oaxaca

    Ancient Times to the Present

    by Andrew K. Balkansky, Prof. Ronald Spores Sr. ...
    Series series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    The Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

  • The Mexican Heartland

    How Communities Shaped Capitalism, a Nation, and World History, 1500–2000

    by John Tutino ...
    A major new history of capitalism from the perspective of the indigenous peoples of Mexico, who sustained and resisted it for centuriesThe Mexican Heartland provides a new history of capitalism from the perspective of the landed communities surrounding Mexico City. In a sweeping analytical narrative spanning the sixteenth century to today, John Tutino challenges our basic assumptions about the ... Read more

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  • The Native Conquistador

    Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Account of the Conquest of New Spain

    Edited by Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Pablo García Loaeza ...
    Series series Latin American Originals
    For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who ... Read more

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  • Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico

    by Samuel Ramos ...
    Translated by Peter G. Earle ...
    Series series Texas Pan American Series
    Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico, originally written in 1934, is addressed to the author’s compatriots, but it speaks to people, wherever they are, who are interested in enriching their own lives and in elevating the cultural level of their countries. And it speaks with a peculiar timeliness to citizens of the United States who would understand their neighbors to the south.Samuel Ramos’s ... Read more

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  • The Provincial Deputation in Mexico

    Harbinger of Provincial Autonomy, Independence, and Federalism

    by Nettie Lee Benson ...
    Series series LLILAS Special Publications
    Mexico and the United States each have a constitution and a federal system of government. This fact has led many historians to assume that the Mexican system of government, established in the 1820s, is an imitation of the U.S. model. But it is not.First published in Spanish in 1955 and now translated by the author and amplified with new material, this interpretation of the independence movement ... Read more

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