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  • Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico

    From the Aztecs to Independence

    by Enrique Florescano, Kathryn R. Bork ...
    Translated by Albert G. Bork ...
    Series series LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
    In Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico, noted Mexican scholar Enrique Florescano’s Memoria mexicana becomes available for the first time in English. A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history. Original in perspective ... Read more

    $27.59 USD

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  • The Aztecs

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Carrasco ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    This book presents a very short introduction to the Aztecs using interpretive tools from religious studies and anthropology to uncover the paradox of Aztec life; on the one hand a people highly skilled in sculpture, astronomy, city planning, poetry and philosophic rhetoric while on the other hand a people profoundly committed to cosmic regeneration through the thrust of the ceremonial knife and ... Read more

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  • 2012-2021: The Dawn of the Sixth Sun The Path of Quetzalcoatl

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    by Sergio Magaña (Ocelocoyotl) ...
    Is the world coming to an end in 2012? According to the Mexica calendar, which is less known than the Mayan calendar, but dates back to the same period, this is - of course - actually not the case. The calendar carries on for another 13,250 years, and describes some cycles of time bigger than the ones mentioned in the Mayan version. These cycles are based upon the revolution of our Sun around the ... Read more

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  • Memorias

    by Porfirio Díaz ...
    Porfirio Díaz escribió estas Memorias, contando su vida entera desde su nacimiento hasta julio de 1867. En ellas reserva el primer capítulo a sus antepasados. Se incluyen, además, trece años de sus aventuras militares, hasta el momento en que fue candidato a las elecciones presidenciales de su país, por primera vez.Porfirio Díaz fue un líder mexicano que desarrolló una intensa actividad militar y ... Read more

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  • Compañeras

    Zapatista Women's Stories

    by Hilary Klein ...
    Compañeras is the untold story of women's involvement in the Zapatista movement, the indigenous rebellion that has inspired grassroots activists around the world for over two decades. Gathered here are the stories of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters who became guerilla insurgents and political leaders, educators and healers—who worked collectively to construct a new society of dignity and ... Read more

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  • All About: Mysterious Maya

    by P S Quick ...
    Series Book 11 - All About...
    This book, filled with amazing facts and photographs, gives an in-depth account of what life was like for the ancient Maya of Mesoamerica. It explains how everyday life was influenced by religion and describes the evidence that has been gathered to support ideas.As well as religion and mythology it covers society, government, law, farming, industry, technology, science, mathematics, writing, ... Read more

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  • The Mixtecs of Oaxaca

    Ancient Times to the Present

    by Andrew K. Balkansky, Prof. Ronald Spores Sr. ...
    Series series The Civilization of the American Indian Series
    The Mixtec peoples were among the major original developers of Mesoamerican civilization. Centuries before the Spanish Conquest, they formed literate urban states and maintained a uniquely innovative technology and a flourishing economy. Today, thousands of Mixtecs still live in Oaxaca, in present-day southern Mexico, and thousands more have migrated to locations throughout Mexico, the United ... Read more

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  • Singing for the Dead

    The Politics of Indigenous Revival in Mexico

    by Paja Faudree ...
    Singing for the Dead chronicles ethnic revival in Oaxaca, Mexico, where new forms of singing and writing in the local Mazatec indigenous language are producing powerful, transformative political effects. Paja Faudree argues for the inclusion of singing as a necessary component in the polarized debates about indigenous orality and literacy, and she considers how the coupling of literacy and song ... Read more

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  • Imperialism and the Origins of Mexican Culture

    by Colin M. MacLachlan ...
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  • The Native Conquistador

    Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Account of the Conquest of New Spain

    Edited by Amber Brian, Bradley Benton, Pablo García Loaeza ...
    Series series Latin American Originals
    For many years, scholars of the conquest worked to shift focus away from the Spanish perspective and bring attention to the often-ignored voices and viewpoints of the Indians. But recent work that highlights the “Indian conquistadors” has forced scholars to reexamine the simple categories of conqueror and subject and to acknowledge the seemingly contradictory roles assumed by native peoples who ... Read more

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