"In Daily Life of the Aztecs, Frances Berdan and Michael Smith offer a view into the lives of real people, doing very human things, in the unique cultural world of Aztec central Mexico. The first section focuses on people from an array of social classes - the emperor, a priest, a feather worker, a merchant, a farmer, and a slave - who interacted in the economic, social and religious realms of the Aztec world. In the second section, the authors examine...

"Readers discover the history and ... accomplishments of the Aztec civilization, including their military power and feats of engineering, and their history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, [and] social organization"--Publisher's website.