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Ethnic Identity in Nahua Mesoamerica: The View from Archaeology, Art History, Ethnohistory, and Contemporary ...

1 review
Frances F Berdan, John K Chance, ...

University of Utah Press, 2008

An impressively informed and informative contribution
Over the past couple of decades there has been a virtual explosion of informative data on and about the pre-Columbian native populations of Central and South America. A seminal work of dedicated academic scholarship, "Ethnic Identity In Nahua Mesoamerica: The View From Archaeology, Art History, Ethnohistory, And Contemporary Ethnography" is the collaborative effort of a team of researchers and ...

EthnoQuest: Student Field Guide and Workbook

1 review
Frances F Berdan, Edward A. Stark, ...

Prentice Hall, 2001

A Naive Introduction to Ethnographic Fieldwork
One area that introductory cultural anthropology courses lack is the opportunity to conduct a field study. This is impractical for reasons that need no elaboration--there is no onvenient Yanomamo shabono, Guatemalan community (such as the "Ixil village" Benjamin Colby proposed at UC Irvine), or !Kung band nearby to train students in the complexities of ethnographic inquiry. The next best thing is ...

The Aztecs
Frances Berdan

University of Oklahoma Press, 1991

Examines the culture, history, and changing fortunes of the Aztec Indians.

Aztecs of Central Mexico: An Imperial Society (Case Studies in Cultural Anthropology)
Frances Berdan

Wadsworth Publishing, 2004

Who were the Aztecs, really? AZTECS OF CENTRAL MEXICO: AN IMPERIAL SOCIETY answers that question by covering the compelling story of a complex, imperial society in Central Mexico during the 15th and 16th centuries. It uses pre- and post-Spanish conquest documents and illustrations, as well as archaeological discoveries, to reconstruct the variety and "feel" of Aztec daily life at various status levels.

EthnoQuest(R): An Interactive Multimedia Simulation for Cultural Anthropology Fieldwork, Version 3.0(BK & ...

1 review
Frances F. Berdan, Edward A. Stark, ...

Prentice Hall, 2004

Useful But Still Needs Work
One area that introductory cultural anthropology courses lack is the opportunity to conduct a field study. This is impractical for reasons that need no elaboration--there is no onvenient Yanomamo shabono, Guatemalan community (such as the "Ixil village" Benjamin Colby proposed at UC Irvine), or !Kung band nearby to train students in the complexities of ethnographic inquiry. The next best thing ...

Codex Mendoza

3 reviews
Frances F. Berdan, Patricia Rieff Anawalt

University of California Press, 1992

Why is this book out of print?
This is one of the best publications on the Aztecs, a major historical source that is accessible and fascinating. University of California Press made a mistake by including color illustrations and giving this a high price. It was always pricey for assignment for college classes, and now its out of print. It would have been better to give up the color illustrations and lower the price. But in any ...

The Emperor's Mirror: Understanding Cultures through Primary Sources

1 review
Russell Barber, Frances Berdan

University of Arizona Press, 1998

The Best of The Field?
Without any doubt this is the best book about ethnohistory, however there are few books or even articles in this field of study. The authors recognized this situation and decided to try to address this problem. Their discussion of the evolution of the concept of ethnohistory is the best part of the book. I must make it clear that this is a good piece of work and I recommend it both as a ...

Aztec Empire, The

1 review
Roberto Velasco Alonso, Frances Berdan, ...

Guggenheim Museum, 2004

Outstanding!!!
This is one of the best books about the Aztecs I have seen. Despite its price it offers great and beautiful color photographs as well as very interesting and well written essays. You will not regret it!!!