Gorgeous Collector's Edition. Mesoamerican culture is rooted in the
region of modern Mexico where some 3500 years ago ancient peoples
called the Olmecs farmed and created beautiful art and pottery at
roughly the same time as the Middle Kingdom Ancient Egyptians, the
Babylonians and a little after the Indus Valley societies of India.
After the Olmecs many different groups emerged, amongst them the
sophisticated Maya 200 years after the beginning of the Common Era.
In turn they would be superseded by the Toltecs, during the long
period that the Vikings swept across the length of Europe in search
of silver. Another precious metal, gold, was plentiful in
the Americas, the control of which was mastered by the successors
of the Toltecs, the Aztecs, also known as the Mexica, who grew to
dominate the region from the 13th to the 15th Century. Soon they
would lend their name to the a great new city, Mexico. Through a
fascinating selection of historical texts on the region and a
thoughtful new introduction summarising how we understand the
region today, his book traces the development of the early peoples,
the emergence of some of the key civilizations of the many rich and
varied societies of Mesoamerica, ending tragically with arrival of
the Spanish explorers hungry for land, and for Aztec gold. Flame
Tree Collector's Editions present the foundations of speculative
fiction: authors, myths, tales and history without which the
imaginative literature of the twentieth century would not exist,
bringing the best, most influential and most fascinating works into
a striking and collectable library. Each book features a new
Introduction and a Glossary of Terms or lists of Ancient Leaders.
General
| Imprint: |
Flame Tree Publishing Co Ltd
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Flame Tree Collector's Editions |
| Release date: |
October 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Introduction by: |
Robert Bircher
|
| Editors: |
Jk Jackson
|
| Dimensions: |
168 x 110 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Pages: |
416 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-80417-614-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
1-80417-614-1 |
| Barcode: |
9781804176146 |
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