davies nigel 1920 (6 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. xiv+341 pages with 2 maps, bibliography and index. Royal octavo (9 1/4" x 6 1/4") issued in black with white and gilt lettering to spine. Civilization of the American Indians series number 187. 1st edition. This, the third volume of Nigel Davies's trilogy on the Toltecs, the author analyzes the successor Aztecs' achievement of empire and the imposing structure that Cortes encountered on his arrival in their capital, Tenochititlan, in 1519. The Aztec Empire lasted almost a century before being conquered by invaders from across the sea, and although Tenochtitlan now lies deep beneath the conquerors' capital, Mexico City, the Aztecs' strategy and statecraft compare with those of the grea empire builders of the Old World. In early chapters the author reviews the myths and early history of the Toltecs, forerunners of the Aztecs. Central to that history is the Aztecs' claim that they were the heirs to the Toltecs of Tula - and hence to the Toltecs' quest for empire. Succeeding chapters describe the Aztecs' brilliant conquest of a large portion of present-day Mexico, examining their motives for conquest; the political and economic conditions in Tenochtitlan; their relations with their ally, Texcoco; and the role of nobles and commoners in conquest and administration of the empire. The book centers on chapters describing in lively detail how the Aztecs made war and how they ruled their world. Through the book, drawing analogies with conquest on other continents, the author offers theories on the Aztecs' motives for conquest. Unlike many scholars, he concludes that their will to conquer arose not solely from religion, nor was it the outgrowth of "historical materialism," "ecological determinism," or any other single, clear-cut factor. On the contrary, their motivation was multiple, fueled by an ever-present sense of their destiny as heirs of the Toltecs. Condition: A near fine copy in like jacket.

First American Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 287 pages; Description: ix, 287 p. , [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Indians--Origin. Indians--Foreign influences. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 261-268. 1 Kg.

First American Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 287 pages; Description: ix, 287 p. , [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. Subjects: Indians--Origin. Indians--Foreign influences. Notes: Includes index. Bibliography: p. 261-268. 1 Kg. Item is Shipped from Ireland or US locations.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition, 1st printing ; ix, 287 p., [10] leaves of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0688033962; 9780688033965 LCCN: 79-83937 ; LC: E61; Dewey: 970.01/1 ; OCLC: 5039378 ; black and red cloth with silver lettering, in color pictorial dustjacket ; mark on front cover ; else VG/FINE. Book.

Copertina morbida. Condizione: Buono. Prima edizione italiana. 358 p. : ill. ; 22 x 14 cm. Biblioteca di storia, 52. Con questa ricostruzione ormai classica della storia azteca dalle origini alla conquista spagnola, Nigel Davies ha contribuito a superare alcuni dei limiti principali che caratterizzavano le conoscenza storiografiche sulle popolazioni precolombiane dell'antico Messico, e in particolare sull'impero azteco. Non tralasciando aspetti canonici, come l'organizzazione religiosa e sociale, e utilizzando abbondanti fonti scritte, tra cui le cronache dei primi frati spagnoli e dei loro discepoli indiani, Davies si concentra soprattutto sulle vicende politiche dei mexica, l'unico tra i principali popoli del Messico di cui si possa scrivere la storia, seguendone le migrazioni (dalla mitica Aztlán alla favolosa capitale Tenochtitlán), le conquiste militari (dovute al valore militare e alla sapienza diplomatica dei suoi capi, da Ahuitzotl a Moctezuma I e Moctezuma II), e infine la decadenza e l'emarginazione sotto il dominio spagnolo. Titolo originale dell'opera: The Aztecs. Traduzione di Pina Sergi. . Brossura editoriale, coperta illustrata a colori in cartoncino flessibile plastificato lucido con alette. Qualche lieve segno del tempo al taglio e alla carta (ingiallimento e fioriture).

hardcover. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!