 
The Aztecs
While studies of Aztec art,
architecture, and religion have appeared at
regular intervals, general textbooks have been infrequent. Thus, this
comprehensive, exceedingly well-researched volume has merit, especially
since it seeks to instruct rather than argue. The author's engaging
prose breathes new life into even the most overworked topic--for
example, the tale of Cortes's march to Tenochtitlan, repeated countless
times, yet told here with novel freshness. Townsend, curator of the Art
Institute of Chicago's department of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas,
draws on new information and analyses from many fields of original
research to create a strong competitor for Brian Fagan's excellent
survey ( The Aztecs , Freeman, 1984), the most recent general text.
Highly recommended for the general reader as the best available
introduction to a complex subject.-- William S. Dancey, Ohio State
Univ., Columbus
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