Table of Contents

Preface; Series introduction; Part I. Mesoamerican Origins: 1. The first Mesoamericans; 2. Dates and places; 3. The Olmecs; Part II. Classic Mesoamerica: 4. Teotihuacan; 5. Zapotec and Maya; 6. The classic collapse; Part III. The Postclassic Era: 7. The Toltecs; 8. The coming of the Aztecs; 9. The Aztec revolution in government; 10. The Aztec empire; 11. Aztec political economy; Part IV. Spain and the Conquest: 12. Spain; 13. The conquest of Mexico; Select bibliography; Index.

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The first in a three-volume history, covering the period 25,000 BC to the sixteenth century.

Reviews

'… a history of Mexico which promises to become a major addition to the historiography of Latin America.' The English Historical Review