The Aztecs by Nigel Davies

Book Description

Secondhand. Very good condition. Minor wear to book corners and edges. Missing slipcase. 9th printing of Folio edition.

The Aztecs were warriors: they had arrived in the area as nobodies at the beginning of the 14th century, built an empire on their skill as mercenaries and maintained it by exacting tribute from their vassal states. It is a combination of sophistication and barbarism that makes the Aztecs so endlessly fascinating - that, and the poignancy of Moctezuma's defeat in 1521 at the hands of Cortes and his conquistadores. (publisher blurbs)