{"product_id":"after-the-broken-spears-camilla-townsend-9780197776179","title":"After the Broken Spears: The Aztecs in the Wake of Conquest","description":"Following Hernando Cortés's conquest of Tenochtitlan in 1521, the Aztec empire became the center of the largest European colony in the Americas. It has long been assumed that Indigenous people's personal experiences of this cataclysmic era are inaccessible. Spanish records do not reflect how Nahuas and other Indigenous peoples spoke privately about the great changes, and accounts written in Indigenous languages mostly date from the latter half of the sixteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough close readings of Nahuatl sources, the contributors to \u003cem\u003eAfter the Broken Spears\u003c\/em\u003e illustrate that records of Indigenous experiences of the early colonial period are both more abundant than first appear and more richly detailed than ever imagined. Nahuatl songs, annals, tall tales, and legal documents offer a comprehensive vision of how Mexico's Indigenous people lived through the years after the conquest and negotiated the creation of their new world. Often originally circulated as oral accounts, these stories were later copied into Nahuatl script by those determined to preserve their people's history. Interspersed between the main chapters are commentaries written by contemporary Indigenous Mexican scholars, highlighting how historical themes relate to the present day. Just as their ancestors did five hundred years ago, these writers negotiate the ramifications of the Spanish conquest for their communities. \u003cem\u003eAfter the Broken Spears \u003c\/em\u003eoffers fresh perspectives on a critical transition period in Mesoamerican, Mexican, and colonial history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Camilla Townsend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0197776175\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780197776179\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Camilla Townsend","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48014237794559,"sku":"9780197776179","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27f7008b-3fa9-42c4-83cc-1615fbcb100c.jpg?v=1767747548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/after-the-broken-spears-camilla-townsend-9780197776179","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}