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Mexico : from the beginning to the Spanish conquest

This book is one in a three volume general history of Mexico, comprising (I) the PreConquest period to 1521, (II) the Colonial period from 1521 to 1821, and (III) the National period from 1821-present. These books give a comprehensive narrative and analysis of Mexican history, focusing especially on political, economic, and social organization. Balancing both a 'bottom-up'(popular) and a 'top-down' (elite) perspective, they seek, where possible, to locate Mexico within broader, comparative patterns of historical change and conflict
Print Book, English, 2002
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (UK), 2002
XIX, 254 p. mapas 24 cm
9780521814744, 9780521891950, 052181474X, 0521891957
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Preface; Series introduction; Part I. Mesoamerican Origins: 1. The first Mesoamericans; 2. Dates and places; 3. The Olmecs; Part II. Classic Mesoamerica: 4. Teotihuacan; 5. Zapotec and Maya; 6. The classic collapse; Part III. The Postclassic Era: 7. The Toltecs; 8. The coming of the Aztecs; 9. The Aztec revolution in government; 10. The Aztec empire; 11. Aztec political economy; Part IV. Spain and the Conquest: 12. Spain; 13. The conquest of Mexico; Select bibliography; Index.