It is the story of a fictional aztec who testifies about his life before a panel of priests who record the tales for their king in spain. Brumfiels perspective will be well represented in the the aztec world, running from oct. She had been a president of the american anthropological association. March 10, 1945 january 1, 2012 was an american archaeologist who taught at northwestern university and albion college. Feinman the aztec world is an illustrated survey of the aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the united states and mexico. Handbook to life in the aztec world manuel aguilar. Factional competition and political development in the new world. I became an archaeologist because i began to wonder about. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such contemporary concerns as the environment and agriculture. Aztec spindle whorls and their iconography spindle whorls is a relatively common artefact in aztec archaeological excavations brumfiel 2001, and can be grouped into two categories. Brumfiel served as lead curator for the exhibit that will be displayed at the museum until april 19. List of books and articles about aztec civilization.
Aztec is the extraordinary story of the last and greatest native civilization of north america. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. For the latter book, brumfiel was the lead curator for a similarly named exhibit at the field. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel.
They arrived in the valley of mexico from the north toward the end of the 12th cent. I am very happy with this purchase especially as i picked up a brand new copy on the marketplace for 53 pence. Touring the aztec world with professor elizabeth brumfiel. Professor elizabeth brumfielknown to so many as lizwas an inspiring and engaged scholar, training and encouraging new perspectives on anthropology and archaeology. The case studies, from a range of new world societies, represent all levels of nonegalitarian societies and a wide variety of ecological settings in the. Encyclopaedia of the history of nonwestsern science, technology and medicine, 2nd edition, edited by helaine selin. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and disease. The aztec world the aztec world is an illustrated survey of the aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the united states and mexico. The book s purpose is to describe aztec concepts of the human body, its structure, and. Feinman and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the aztec world, edited by elizabeth m brumfiel and gary m. The increasing recognition that the achievements of mesoamerican civilizations were among the most sophisticated of the ancient world has led to a. Specialization, exchange, and complex societies 2008, and the aztec world 2008.
Elizabeth brumfiel, professor of anthropology at northwestern university, passed away on 1 january 2012 after battling cancer. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Feinman mexica political history frederic hicks environment and rural economy jeffrey r. Discover book depositorys huge selection of elizabeth m brumfiel books online. Factionalism is an important force of social transformation, and this volume examines how factional competition in the kinship and political structures in ancient new world societies led to the development of chiefdoms, states and empires. Aztec nobility who, having learned to write nahuatl the aztec language, spanish, or latin the language of the catholic. Recent discoveries resulting from the excavation of the templo mayor in the heart of mexico city have taught us even more about this fascinating culture. She is the lead curator of the exhibit, which traces the rise and fall of the aztec empire with nearly 300 artifacts from museums across mexico and the united states. Elizabeth brumfiel, professor of anthropology at northwestern university, provides an introduction to the aztec world, a new exhibit at the field museum in chicago. Parsons health and disease among the aztecs juan alberto roman berrelleza tenochtitlan in 1519.
The standardization of decorative motifs in middle postclassic mexico. The aztec peoples included different ethnic groups of central mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of mesoamerica from the 14th to the 16th centuries. Slice of aztec life rarely revealed showcased in new. Yes, theres a lot of sex and human sacrifice, this was the aztec empire after all. Since its violent dissolution in 1521, the aztec empire of mexico has continually intrigued us.
Final chapters trace the aztecs beyond the conquest up through presentday chicano thought and art. The aztec world is an illustrated survey of the aztecs based on insightful research by a team of international experts from the united states and mexico. Teh book has beautiful photographs and really informative texts to read. With one of the largest book inventories in the world, find the book you are looking for. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such contemporary concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Read and anthropologist michael smith address the role of the everyday in the creation of the sacred. Liz at the aztec world exhibit at the field museum in 2008. Testing the effectiveness of ideological domination. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such contemporary concerns as the environment and agriculture, health and disease, women and social status, and urbanism. Contains short, fairly uptodate articles by leading scholars, most of them social scientists, on various facets of the aztec world, including one on aztec art by the art historian elizabeth hill boone. The aztec empire new yorkthe aztec world 2008 available at. Elizabeth brumfiel, a widely recognized scholar in the field of feminist archaeology who studied aztec culture, examining not only the functional and economic significance of ancient relics but. In addition to traditional subjects like cosmology, religion, human sacrifice, and political history, this book covers such contemporary.
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