DAILY LIFE OF THE AZTECS On the Eve of the Spanish Conquest by Jacques SOUSTELLE - 2002

London: Phoenix, 2002. Reissue . Soft cover. New/No Jacket Issued. B&W photo section. CONDITION: NEW 2002 Phoenix trade paperback, reissue. Impression back cover. B&W photo section. CONTENT: This is the full title of the book, however, Daily Life of the Aztecs is the generally used title. Reviewer: "The long short of it is: Anybody interested in Aztecs needs to read this book. Soustelle ably demonstrates that there was more to Aztec society then war and human sacrifice, as he leads us first through the daily life of the average citizen of the Aztec empire, and from there goes on to talk about almost everything that a citizen could possibly come in contact with, from big things like the legal and educational systems, down to little things like what they ate where they went to the bathroom. Soustelle's style is engaging and easy to read, and his immense admiration for the Aztecs is visible in nearly every sentence. In fact, sometimes it's almost too visible, as Soustelle doesn't really use the objective, detached style of writing that we modern readers are used to finding in history books. He often outright condemns both the Aztec merchant class and the Spanish conquistadors, which is a big no-no in history writing. That said, he spends most of the book examining subjects he admires, so these condemnations only occur in a few passages, and generally his enthusiasm for the subject matter is highly infectious. I'd be surprised if, after finishing this book, you didn't become a big Aztec booster."