Aztec City-state Capitals (Paperback)

The Aztecs ruled much of Mexico from the thirteenth century until the Spanish conquest in 1521. Outside of the imperial capital of Tenochtitlan, various urban centers ruled the numerous city-states that covered the central Mexican landscape. "Aztec City-State Capitals "is the first work to focus attention outside Tenochtitlan, revealing these dozens of smaller cities to have been the central hubs of political, economic, and religious life, integral to the grand infrastructure of the Aztec empire. Focusing on building styles, urban townscapes, layouts, and designs, Michael Smith combines two archaeological approaches: monumental (excavations of pyramids, palaces, and public buildings) and social (excavations of houses, workshops, and fields). As a result, he is able to integrate the urban-built environment and the lives of the Aztec peoples as reconstructed from excavations. Smith demonstrates the ways in which these city-state capitals were different from Tenochtitlan and convincingly argues that urban design is the direct result of decisions made by political leaders to legitimize their own power and political roles in the states of the Aztec empire.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ancient Cities of the New World
Release date:	June 2008
First published:	June 2008
Authors:	Michael Ernest Smith
Series editors:	Michael Ernest Smith • Marilyn A. Masson • John W. Janusek
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-3245-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Archaeology > Archaeology by period / region > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8130-3245-8
Barcode:	9780813032450

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