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Step into Tenochtitlan ー a city of shimmering canals, soaring temples, bustling markets, and a worldview shaped by balance, beauty, and belief. This richly detailed volume in the People of the Past……続きを見る

Tenochtitlan war keine verlorene Dschungelstadt. Sie war eines der größten und komplexesten urbanen Zentren der Welt. Errichtet auf einer Insel im Texcoco-See, bildete Tenochtitlan das Herz des Azte……続きを見る

Betreten Sie Tenochtitlan ー eine Stadt aus Kanälen, Tempeln, Märkten und einer Weltanschauung, die von Ordnung, Schönheit und Glauben geprägt war. Dieser Band der Reihe People of the Past zeigt das……続きを見る

Pancho Villa was many things to many people. To some, he was a freedom fighter and revolutionary; to others, he was nothing more than a bloodthirsty bandit and killer. Villa's life did indeed take m……続きを見る

During the 1960s and 1970s, the images of two men came to dominate the iconography of left-wing movements: Fidel Castro and Che Guevara. The story of the revolution these two men led in Cuba became ……続きを見る

The Cristero War took place in Mexico between 1926 and 1929. It was a war of rebellion by Mexican Catholics against the government, which had enforced restrictions on their faith. It was mainly a gu……続きを見る

The Zapotecs formed one of the most important of the pre-Columbian civilizations. For one thousand years, their main city of Monte Albán was one of the largest and most sophisticated in Mesoamerica.……続きを見る

Over a period of more than ten years, following the overthrow of the government in 1910, Mexico experienced a period of intense and bloody warfare as a bewildering array of factions in ever-changing……続きを見る

Many ancient civilizations are described as mysterious, but few offer as many puzzles and unanswered questions as the Olmecs. Arriving in lands near the Gulf of Mexico around 1500 BCE, they introduc……続きを見る

Hernán Cortés, the famed Spanish conquistador, had always dreamed of becoming the next Christopher Columbus. Little did he suspect that he would surpass his hero as he settled various islands and ma……続きを見る

The Toltecs are one of the most mysterious and little understood of all the ancient cultures of Mesoamerica. This culture was venerated by later civilizations such as the Aztecs, and even today, "To……続きを見る

In this thought-provoking book, preeminent scholar Stephen Houston turns his attention to the crucial role of young males in Classic Maya society, drawing on evidence from art, writing, and material……続きを見る

Nosotros los mexicanos, merecemos una sociedad sin miedo. Este libro nos dice mucho solo la evolución del terror y la violencia relacionada con el crimen organizado, así como las consecuencias psico……続きを見る