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Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire (Paperback)
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Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire (Paperback)
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This provocative examination of Aztec marriage practices offers a
powerful analysis of the dynamics of society and politics in Mexico
before and after the Spanish conquest. The author surveys what it
means to be polygynous by comparing the practice in other cultures,
past and present, and he uses its demographic consequences to flesh
out this understudied topic in Aztec history. Polygyny provided
Aztec women with opportunities for upward social mobility. It also
led to increased migration to Tenochtitlan and influenced royal
succession as well as united the empire. Surprisingly, the shift to
monogamy that the Aztecs experienced in a single generation took
over a millennium to occur in Europe. Hassig's analysis sheds new
light on the conquest, showing that the imposition of monogamy -
rather than military might, as earlier scholars have assumed - was
largely responsible for the strong and rapid Spanish influence on
Aztec society.
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