The Resource Fifth sun : a new history of the Aztecs, Camilla Townsend
Fifth sun : a new history of the Aztecs, Camilla Townsend
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- Summary
- "Five hundred years ago, in November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always from the point of view of the Europeans. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were more intrigued by the Roman alphabet than the Spaniards ever knew. Unbeknownst to the newcomers, the Aztecs took it home and used it to write detailed histories in their own language of Nahuatl. Until recently, these sources remained obscure, only partially translated, and almost never consulted by scholars. For the first time ... the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity, in an account based solely on the texts written by the people themselves. The Aztecs suddenly appear as real people, rather than the exotic, bloody figures of stereotypes. The conquest is neither an apocalyptic moment, nor an origin story launching Mexicans into existence. This book presents the story of Native Americans who had a history of their own long before the Europeans arrived and who used their talents to survive when the worst of times came upon them. It shows people who realigned their political allegiances, accommodated new obligations, adopted new technologies (such as alphabetic writing and European paper), and carried on. This revisionist history of the Aztecs explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest--as well as their survival and continuity--offering an accessible and humanized depiction of a civilization for experts and non-specialists alike"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Contents
-
- The trail from the Seven Caves (before 1299)
- People of the valley (1350s-1450s)
- The city on the lake (1470-1518)
- Strangers to us people here (1519)
- A war to end all wars (1520-1521)
- Early days (1520s-1550s)
- Crisis: The Indians talk back (1560s)
- The grandchildren (1570s-1620s)
- Epilogue
- Appendix: How scholars study the Aztecs
- Isbn
- 9780190673062
- Label
- Fifth sun : a new history of the Aztecs
- Title
- Fifth sun
- Title remainder
- a new history of the Aztecs
- Statement of responsibility
- Camilla Townsend
- Title variation
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- 5th sun
- History of the Aztecs
- Title variation remainder
- a new history of the Aztecs
- Subject
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- trueAztec (Mexican people)
- Aztecs -- History
- trueFirst contact of indigenous peoples with Europeans
- Indians of Mexico -- History -- 16th century
- trueIndigenous peoples of Mexico -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of Mexico -- History -- 16th century
- trueMexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540
- Aztecs -- Historiography
- Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Five hundred years ago, in November 1519, Hernando Cortés walked along a causeway leading to the capital of the Aztec kingdom and came face to face with Moctezuma. That story--and the story of what happened afterwards--has been told many times, but always from the point of view of the Europeans. After all, we have been taught, it was the Europeans who held the pens. But the Native Americans were more intrigued by the Roman alphabet than the Spaniards ever knew. Unbeknownst to the newcomers, the Aztecs took it home and used it to write detailed histories in their own language of Nahuatl. Until recently, these sources remained obscure, only partially translated, and almost never consulted by scholars. For the first time ... the history of the Aztecs is offered in all its complexity, in an account based solely on the texts written by the people themselves. The Aztecs suddenly appear as real people, rather than the exotic, bloody figures of stereotypes. The conquest is neither an apocalyptic moment, nor an origin story launching Mexicans into existence. This book presents the story of Native Americans who had a history of their own long before the Europeans arrived and who used their talents to survive when the worst of times came upon them. It shows people who realigned their political allegiances, accommodated new obligations, adopted new technologies (such as alphabetic writing and European paper), and carried on. This revisionist history of the Aztecs explores the experience of a once-powerful people facing the trauma of conquest--as well as their survival and continuity--offering an accessible and humanized depiction of a civilization for experts and non-specialists alike"--
- Award
- Cundill Prize in History, 2020.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
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- 10838234
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Townsend, Camilla
- Dewey number
- 972
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F1219.73
- LC item number
- .T67 2019
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Aztecs
- Aztecs
- Aztecs
- Mexico
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a new history of the Aztecs
- Label
- Fifth sun : a new history of the Aztecs, Camilla Townsend
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
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- Contents
- The trail from the Seven Caves (before 1299) -- People of the valley (1350s-1450s) -- The city on the lake (1470-1518) -- Strangers to us people here (1519) -- A war to end all wars (1520-1521) -- Early days (1520s-1550s) -- Crisis: The Indians talk back (1560s) -- The grandchildren (1570s-1620s) -- Epilogue -- Appendix: How scholars study the Aztecs
- Control code
- 2019003623
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190673062
- Lccn
- 2019003623
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1083699267
- Label
- Fifth sun : a new history of the Aztecs, Camilla Townsend
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-307) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- cartographic image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- cri
- Content type MARC source
-
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
- The trail from the Seven Caves (before 1299) -- People of the valley (1350s-1450s) -- The city on the lake (1470-1518) -- Strangers to us people here (1519) -- A war to end all wars (1520-1521) -- Early days (1520s-1550s) -- Crisis: The Indians talk back (1560s) -- The grandchildren (1570s-1620s) -- Epilogue -- Appendix: How scholars study the Aztecs
- Control code
- 2019003623
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Extent
- xii, 320 pages
- Isbn
- 9780190673062
- Lccn
- 2019003623
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, genealogical table
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1083699267
Subject
- trueAztec (Mexican people)
- Aztecs -- History
- trueFirst contact of indigenous peoples with Europeans
- Indians of Mexico -- History -- 16th century
- trueIndigenous peoples of Mexico -- History
- trueIndigenous peoples of Mexico -- History -- 16th century
- trueMexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540
- Aztecs -- Historiography
- Aztecs -- First contact with Europeans
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