The Aztec economy /

"The Aztec Economy provides a synthesis and updated examination of the Aztec economy (1325-1521 AD). It is organized around seven components that recur with other books in this series: historic and geographic background, domestic economy, institutional economy, specialization, forms of distribu...

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Main Author: Berdan, Frances F. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Series:Cambridge elements. Elements in ancient and pre-modern economies.
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Summary:"The Aztec Economy provides a synthesis and updated examination of the Aztec economy (1325-1521 AD). It is organized around seven components that recur with other books in this series: historic and geographic background, domestic economy, institutional economy, specialization, forms of distribution and commercialization, economic development, and future directions. The Aztec world was complex, hierarchical, and multifaceted, and was in a constant state of demographic growth, recoveries from natural disasters, political alignments and realignments, and aggressive military engagements. The economy was likewise complex and dynamic, and characterized by intensive agriculture, exploitation of non-agricultural resources, utilitarian and luxury manufacturing, wide-scale specialization, merchants, markets, commodity monies, and tribute systems"--
Physical Description:93 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9781009368094
1009368095