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PublisherBeacon Press

ISBN-10080705500X

ISBN-139780807055007

eBay Product ID (ePID)13038718783

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Edition2

Book TitleBroken Spears : the Aztec Account of the Conquest of Mexico

Number of Pages264 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicLatin America / Mexico, Civilization, Indigenous Studies, Expeditions & Discoveries, Native American

Publication Year2006

IllustratorYes

FeaturesRevised

GenreSocial Science, Literary Collections, History

AuthorMiguel León-Portilla

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight11 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"A moving and powerful account, a unique reading experience which should not be missed by any reader interested in history." -Los Angeles Times, A moving and powerful account, a unique reading experience which should not be missed by any reader interested in history.- Los Angeles Times

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Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFor hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel Le n-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears , Le n-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. Le n-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts., A new expanded version of the classic account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, as told by Aztec voices--with a new Postscript by the editor For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel Leon-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears, Leon-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. Leon-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts., For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel León-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears , León-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. León-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts., For hundreds of years, the history of the conquest of Mexico and the defeat of the Aztecs has been told in the words of the Spanish victors. Miguel Len-Portilla has long been at the forefront of expanding that history to include the voices of indigenous peoples. In this new and updated edition of his classic The Broken Spears , Len-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. These texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints of the vanquished instead of the victors. Len-Portilla's new Postscript reflects upon the critical importance of these unexpected historical accounts.

LC Classification NumberF1230