Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-179) and index.
Contents:
A brief overview of the Aztec empire -- Marriage in Aztec society -- Perspectives on polygyny -- Reassessing the Aztec kings -- Polygyny and progeny -- Polygyny and social mobility -- Property, inheritance, and class -- Problems with polygyny -- Aztec polygyny and imperial expansion -- Polygyny and the conquest of Mexico -- The marital heritage of Europe -- Undermining Aztec society -- Concluding remarks.
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