The True History of the Conquest of New Spain Tapa blanda - 2012

UsedAcceptable. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing (age related spots and browning). May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, 2012. Paperback. Fair. Octavo, 448 pages. Wear to covers and edges, including bends at cover edges and some pages. Wrinkling on the half title page and a few small marks on the edges. Text pages appear clean and unmarked. A readable reference copy. Translated, with an introduction and notes by Janet Burke and Ted Humphrey.

Paperback / softback. New. This rugged new translation--the first entirely new English translation in half a century and the only one based on the most recent critical edition of the Guatemalan MS--allows Diaz to recount, in his own battle-weary and often cynical voice, the achievements, stratagems, and frequent cruelty of Hernando Cortes and his men as they set out to overthrow Moctezuma's Aztec kingdom and establish a Spanish empire in the New World. The concise contextual introduction to this volume traces the origins, history, and methods of the Spanish enterprise in the Americas; it also discusses the nature of the conflict between the Spanish and the Aztecs in Mexico, and compares Diaz's version of events to those of other contemporary chroniclers. Editorial glosses summarize omitted portions, and substantial footnotes explain those terms, names, and cultural references in Diaz's text that may be unfamiliar to modern readers. A chronology of the Conquest is included, as are a guide… Leer más

Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; This rugged new translation--the first entirely new English translation in half a century and the only one based on the most recent critical edition of the Guatemalan MS--allows Diaz to recount, in his own battle-weary and often cynical

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2012. Paperback. New. uk ed. edition. 498 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches.

Hackett Pub Co Inc, 2012. Paperback. New. uk ed. edition. 498 pages. 8.25x5.50x1.00 inches.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.