History of the conquest of Mexico (Volume III)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
20.05.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
560
Maße (L/B/H)
21.6/14/3.3 cm
Gewicht
781 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-289-2
Steel, faith, and fragile alliances collide as Tenochtitlan becomes the prize. History turns on a river. In Volume III of William H. Prescott's classic account of the Spanish conquest of Mexico, the hernan cortes campaign drives into its most consequential and contested stretch, where strategy and misunderstanding reshape a world in days and generations. Written with the sweep of narrative history nonfiction and the discipline of close reading, Prescott threads Spanish eyewitness testimony, Indigenous perspectives as they reached European record, and the long shadow of the Spanish empire in Americas into a lucid, dramatic narrative. His engagement with chroniclers such as Bernal Diaz del Castillo helps anchor this aztec empire history in lived detail, while his judgement and prose give the work its lasting force. For latin american history students, 16th century Mexico comes into sharp focus; for readers pursuing colonial Mexico research, this volume offers an enduring frame for thinking about power, culture, and the making of Mexico City from Tenochtitlan. It is also a landmark of English-language historical writing, prized by classic-literature collectors and inviting to general readers who want a gripping, authoritative story. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. As a library reprint edition and complete unabridged edition, it restores a major work of conquest history to the shelf where it belongs.
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