Published 1991 condition fine cloth copy in an equally fine dustwrapper, now mylarsleeved. Theirs was a highly hierarchical society in which human sacrifice was a hugely important practice, ruling over a tributary empire oppressive enough that cortes and his small band of spaniards were easily able to foment rebellion among subject peoples and eventually destroy tenochtitlan, despite being heavily outnumbered and more or less constantly on the brink of. Inga clendinnen has written a definitive guide to the aztecs that attempts to view this somewhat enigmatic peoples in a manner that doesnt attempt to classify the ritualistic society that emerged from the mexica empire, but rather understand the roles of each social strata within the microcosm. Her father owned a cabinetmaking business and later became a geelong city councillor. Mar 07, 2000 inga clendinnen was born in geelong in 1934. How was it that a motley bunch of spanish adventurers, never numbering much more than four hundred or so, was able to defeat an amerindian. Inga clendinnen creates a vivid and dramatic picture of life in the aztec city of tenochtitlan, once the nerve centre of the aztec tribute empire. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. This is an eloquent and stimulating essay about a subject that has generated much heat in recent times. Pdf canto classics aztecs an interpretation download full. An interpretation cambridge university press, cambridge 1995, pp.
In 1521, the city of tenochtitlan, magnificent center of the aztec empire, fell to the spaniards and their indian allies. Aug 30, 1991 clendinnen goes out on a limb here, and for that i think we should respect her. An interpretation canto pdf by o inga clendinnen one of the most interesting examinations and reflections on aztec society fascinating glimpse into a society that was. This book was a brilliant and sustained analysis of the lives and rituals of the culhua mexica, meticulously studied to catch the distinctive tonalities of life of ordinary mexica in the aztec capital of tenochtitlanon on the eve of the spanish conquest. Cortes and the conquest of mexico the conquest of mexico matters to us because it poses a painful question. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading aztecs. Inga clendinnen she explores the worlds of aztec women, of priests and of warriors, in an extraordinary recreation of everyday life in the city. Aztecs ebook por inga clendinnen 97819949873 rakuten kobo. Read aztecs an interpretation by inga clendinnen available from rakuten kobo.
Clendinnen is faced with a problem of translation not only of spanish and nahuatl texts such as the florentine codex her major resource into english but of a traditional and radically foreign. An interpretation the volume focuses on the city of tenochtitlan in the years prior to its fall to the spaniards in 1521. Recently, she has also turned her attention to the historical relationship between indigenous and nonindigenous australians. In the following article, she examines the remarkably complex rituals of warfare and sacrifice in order to achieve some understanding of what these rituals actually meant to the aztecs.
Clendinnen graduated from the university of melbourne in 1955 with a bachelor of arts with honours, followed by a master of arts in 1975. In 1521, the city of tenochtitlan, magnificent centre of the aztec empire, fell to the spaniards and their indian allies. Aztecs by inga clendinnen cambridge university press. She was considered an authority on aztec civilisation and precolumbian ritual human sacrifice. Cambridge core latin american studies aztecs by inga clendinnen. Aztecs ebook por inga clendinnen 97819949873 rakuten. An interpretation crosses the boundaries between anthropological and historical research and between narrative history and interpretive essay. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Inga clendinnens account of the aztecs recreates the culture of that city in its last unthreatened years. Clendinnen goes out on a limb here, and for that i think we should respect her. It provides a vividly dramatic analysis of aztec ceremony as performance art, binding the key experiences and concerns of social existence in the late imperial city to the mannered violence of their ritual killings.
It provides a vividly dramatic analysis of aztec ceremony as performance art, binding the key experiences and concerns of social existence in the late imperial city to. World, mexico, latin america mexico, aztecs social life and customs, history latin america, aztecs, rites and ceremonies publisher cambridge university press. Inga clendinnen s account of the aztecs recreates the culture of that city in its last unthreatened years. Maya and spaniard in yucatan, 1517 1570 by inga clendinnen online at alibris. It provides a vividly dramatic analysis of aztec ceremony as performance art, binding the key experiences and concerns of social existence in the late imperial city to the mannnered violence of their ritual killings. An interpretation canto classics reissue by clendinnen, inga isbn. Inga clendinnen is the author of ambivalent conquests. Reading the holocaust has won the premiers award for general history in new south wales. The fivehundredth anniversary of columbus voyage to the new world unleashed a flood of leftwing nostalgia, a stream in which antiimperialist feeling merged with utopian sentimentality about the societies swept away by the spanish conquest. Contrasting the beauty and sophistication of aztec culture with the savagery of human sacrifice, she attempts to explain the philosophy, rituals, and social structures that underpinned this remarkable.
She explores the worlds of aztec women, of priests and of warriors, in an extraordinary recreation of everyday life in the city. Her early books and scholarly articles on the aztecs and maya of mexico earned her a reputation as one of the worlds finest historians. University printing house, cambridge cb2 8bs, united kingdom cambridge university press is part of the university of cambridge. It furthers the universitys mission by disseminating knowledge in the. Literary material and illustrations galleries on merseyside. In 1999, her book, reading the holocaust, was named best book of the year by the new york times and won the nsw premiers. Inga clendinnen is a writer, academic and historian whose work on aztec and mayan cultures and the holocaust has been praised around the world. The spanish penetrate the main temple precinct of tenochtitlan. She is crossing the lines between anthropology and sociology, fact and fiction. An interpretation inga clendinnen more frontmatter information. Having wrote many books on the peoples and history of the region, her knowledge makes her well qualified to write a book such as aztecs. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
An interpretation canto classics kindle edition by clendinnen, inga. Clendinnen s work focused on social history, and the history of cultural encounters. Lee aztecs an interpretation por inga clendinnen disponible en rakuten kobo. In the history question, inga clendinnen looks past the skirmishes and pitched battles of the history wars and asks whats at stake what kind of history do we want and need. Maya and spaniard in yucatan, 15171570 1989 and aztecs. An interpretation canto new ed by clendinnen, inga isbn. An interpretation 1st first edition hardcover by free pdf d0wnl0ad, audio books, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books, online books, books online, book. Inga clendinnen has had a fascination for the mesoamerican area and its history for over 30 years. Inga clendinnen creates a vivid and dramatic picture of life in the aztec city of tenochtitlan, once. Reading the holocaust, tigers eye and dancing with strangers have been critically acclaimed and won a number of local and international awards.
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