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Polygamy and the rise and demise of the Aztec empire
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- Summary
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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.
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- Creator
- Ross Hassig
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016
- Physical Details
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- xii, 186 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- ISBNs
- 0826357113, 9780826357137, 9780826357113, 082635713X, 9780826357120, 0826357121
- OCLC
- ocn932109941, ocn957318337
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179) and index.
- A brief overview of the Aztec empire -- Marriage in Aztec society -- Perspectives on polygyny -- Reassessing the Aztec kings -- Polygyny and progeny -- Polygyny and social mobility -- Property, inheritance, and class -- Problems with polygyny -- Aztec polygyny and imperial expansion -- Polygyny and the conquest of Mexico -- The marital heritage of Europe -- Undermining Aztec society -- Concluding remarks