Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
History of the conquest of Mexico History of the conquest of Mexico William Hickling Prescott "The History of the Conquest of Mexico is William Prescott's epic account of Cortes's subjugation of the Aztec people, one that endures as a landmark work of nineteenth-century historiography and dra… OL1128709W
Caciques and their people Caciques and their people Judith Francis Zeitlin,Joyce Marcus "Articles review Spores' contributions to Mixtec archaeology, ethnohistory, and ethnology. Other topics include archaeological theory, the colonial period, Xaltocán, Cholula, codex-style vessel from… OL18967008W
Ancient Mexico Ancient Mexico Jacqueline Phillips Lathrop "Updated and expanded version of introductory text that devotes a chapter to each major time period: Paleo-Indian/Archaic, preclassic,classic, and postclassic. The Spanish conquest is discussed in th… OL2017823W
Annals of Native America Annals of Native America Camilla Townsend xviii, 318 pages : 25 cm OL21138954W
Utopia and history in Mexico Utopia and history in Mexico Georges Baudot "Important historical analysis of 16th-century accounts concerning indigenous people. Examines context in which chronicles - considered among the earliest ethnographies - were written (and censured a… OL2159576W
Indians into Mexicans Indians into Mexicans David L. Frye "An interesting blend of ethnography and history follows the town of Mexquitic, San Luis Potosí, through more than two centuries. Focuses on how identity is negotiated through time, and the roles pl… OL3744130W