About the Author

Michael E. Smith, professor of anthropology at Arizona State University, has spent more than twenty years in the field, excavating sites throughout Mexico. He is the author of The Aztecs and coauthor of The Postclassic Mesoamerican World.

Reviews

Brings together scattered data not easily available elsewhere on the Aztec city-states apart from Tenochtitlan. Smith presents a convincing argument that these capitals are cities with significant political and ideological urban functions. - Edward B. Sisson, University of Mississippi