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Manuel Lucena Salmoral
America 1492
Portrait of a Continent 500 Years Ago
New York 1990
Stron 240, format: 27x31 cm
Ponad 320 kolorowych ilustracji
Książka jest używana, podniszczona obwoluta, stan dobry plus
Lavishly illustrated, and vast in scope, AMERICA 1492 is an eloquent account of the Amerindian world of 1492. From the Inuit in the far north to the tribes on the North American continent, from the lands of the Maya and Aztec, to the Inca realm in the extreme south, this beautiful book describes the remarkable range of peoples who flourished for centuries before the arrival of the Europeans.
In AMERICA 1492, historian Manuel Lucena Salmoral details all aspects of everyday life of the Native American peoples, including what they ate, how they farmed and hunted, how they married and raised their children, and how they viewed death and the afterlife. He traces the growth of their societies, their systems of government, and the burgeoning trade which culminated in the development of the great cities, Cuzco and Tenochtitlan, the capitals of the Inca and Aztec empires.
With a lively text and over 300 superb illustrations, most in full color, AMERICA 1492 explores the rich and varied cultures of the native peoples, from the renowned crafts of the Aztecs to the Inca musical theater, from North American shaman rituals to the elaborate ballgame played throughout Mesoamerica. It highlights their great tradition of learning, including such achievements as the 365-day Maya calendar and the Aztec sun clock.
Included throughout the text as well are special illustrated features on topics such as primitive dwellings; the creation of man; chocolate, the drink of the gods; the pre-Columbian codices; mochica erotic art, and much more. The handsome illustrations include images of artifacts and sculpture, pictures from the ancient codices, early Spanish paintings and manuscripts, and the few native documents that have survived. Final chapters describe the struggle for power within the great empires, as well as the first, fateful encounter with the Spanish conquistadors that changed their world forever.
Together with a detailed text and sumptuos illustrations, AMERICA 1492 provides an exquisite portrait of this fascinating world, sure to delight and inform all those interested in American history, culture, anthropology, and art.
Table of Contents
7 Foreword
9 Civilization and barbarity
10 The Amerindian's world
14 From sages to warriors: the Maya
20 The most feared of all the peoples: the Aztec
26 An empire beneath the sun: the Inca
32 The other peoples
43 Bread, love and sex
44 If it doesn't kill you, it won't hurt you 50 The fruits of the earth
54 Everyday food
58 Culinary specialties
62 Alcohol, tobacco, stimulants and
hallucinatory drugs
66 Love and sex
72 Marriage and divorce
76 Homosexuality
78 "Till death us do part"
81 Life in the cities
82 The great cities 88 Tenochtitlan
94 Cuzco, the way to the clouds
98 A Cuzcoan's typical day
102 The craftsmen of the Andes
106 Entertainment and amusement
113 Society and power
114 Painful childbirth
118 Child care and education
122 Becoming a man, becoming a woman
124 Procreation
126 Death and funeral customs
128 The social classes
132 The rich and powerful
140 In the shadow of those in power
144 The proletariat and slaves
147 Education and knowledge
148 Learning from childhood
152 Schools for the rich and schools for the poor
154 Female education
156 Punishment
158 The mysterious codices
162 The Inca's infallible accountants
164 Calendars and sun clocks
168 Sorcerers and surgeons
173 Music and culture
174 Musicians, singers and dancers 182 Playwrights and comedians
186 Poets and writers
190 Historians and philosophers
193 Warriors and priests
194 The barbarian invasions 200 The fate of the prisoner 204 Inca warfare
208 The priests
212 The afterlife
214 Creation myths
218 The useful gods
224 Epilogue: The monsters thrown up by the sea
226 Bibliography
228 Chronology
229 Biographies 231 Glossary 234 Index
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