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Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire Ross Hassig.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hassig, Ross, 1945- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Polygamy--Mexico--History.
- Polygamy.
- Aztecs--Social life and customs.
- Aztecs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (200 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Bibliogr. p. 165-179.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780826357120
- 0826357121
- 9780826357137
- 082635713X
- OCLC:
- 957318337
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