{"product_id":"mexico-volume-1-from-the-beginning-to-the-spanish-conquest-hardback-9780521814744","title":"Mexico: Volume 1, From the Beginning to the Spanish Conquest (Hardback) 9780521814744","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMexico: Volume 1, From the Beginning to the Spanish Conquest\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe first in a three-volume history, covering the period 25,000 BC to the sixteenth century.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Knight (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521814744, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 October 2002\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e276 pages, 7 maps\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.4 cm, 0.518 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a history of Mexico which promises to become a major addition to the historiography of Latin America.' The English Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is the first in a three-volume history of Mexico, a major work that conveys the full sweep of Mexican history in all its social, economic, and political diversity. Volume 1 charts the development of Mesoamerica from roughly 25,000 BC down to the Spanish Conquest in 1519–21. Analysing the principal periods and ethnic groups - Olmec, Zapotec, Maya, Toltec, Teotihuacano, and Aztec - Alan Knight seeks to explain the basic processes of pre-conquest history: the formation of states and social hierarchies, the rise and fall of empires, the role of religion, 'markets', migration and ecology, patterns of settlement and consequent regional differentiation. Clear, comprehensive, and gracefully written, Knight's analysis illustrates the rich diversity of Mesoamerican history, while locating that history within a broader, comparative framework of historical change. The book concludes with the trauma of the conquest, the destruction of the Aztec empire, and the birth of colonial New Spain.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Series introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Mesoamerican Origins: 1. The first Mesoamericans\u003cbr\u003e 2. Dates and places\u003cbr\u003e 3. The Olmecs\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Classic Mesoamerica: 4. Teotihuacan\u003cbr\u003e 5. Zapotec and Maya\u003cbr\u003e 6. The classic collapse\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Postclassic Era: 7. The Toltecs\u003cbr\u003e 8. The coming of the Aztecs\u003cbr\u003e 9. The Aztec revolution in government\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Aztec empire\u003cbr\u003e 11. Aztec political economy\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Spain and the Conquest: 12. Spain\u003cbr\u003e 13. The conquest of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e Select bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: General \u0026amp; world history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on General \u0026amp; world history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22General%20\u0026amp;%20world%20history%20%5BHBG%5D%22\"\u003eHBG\u003c\/a\u003e], Regional studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Regional studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Regional%20studies%20%5BGTB%5D%22\"\u003eGTB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265140674840,"sku":"9780521814744","price":47.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521814744i.jpg?v=1692019858","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mexico-volume-1-from-the-beginning-to-the-spanish-conquest-hardback-9780521814744","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}