Offers a comprehensive overview of African-American soldiers and the part they have played in the military and American history over the course of the past two hundred years."
#1338633 in Books 2016-11-16Original language:English 9.00 x .80 x 6.00l; .0 #File Name: 0806154349232 pages
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating Biography of a Pre-Colombian LeaderBy K PaulTlacaelel; probably the most important man in Aztec history; gets a biography.I was expecting a lot of jargon and inconclusive analysis of a very small amount of surviving information; but I was pleasantly surprised to see that Tlacaelel was written about extensively by Nahua historians like Duran and Chimalpahin; and as such the book is actually able to provide a detailed account of Tlacaelel's entire life - complete with illustrations from the codices; a few maps;a glossary of important Nahua words and a plethora of speeches attributed to Tlacaelel by the Nahua historians. The books is well written and well sourced. I would love to see more biographies of figures in pre-columbian North and South American history in this style.0 of 2 people found the following review helpful. It's the best book I've seen onTlacaelelBy Casey ColemanIt's the best book I've seen onTlacaelel; but then it's the only book I've seen focus on just him. It reads like a dissertation; which I suspect it originally was.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. An Aztec MachiavelliBy Albert A. NofiA summary of the review on StrategyPage.Com'In what is a genuinely ground-breaking effort; Prof. Schroeder (Tulane) has produced the firstbiography of a critically important figure in Mesoamerican history; Tlacaelel (fl. c. 1400- c. 1490); a man previously thought by some historians to be more myth than real. Schroeder draws upon several histories written in the aftermath of the Spanish conquest by clergymen and the Hispanicized members of Aztec nobility; including some of Tlacaelel’s own descendants; as well as upon archaeology; genealogy; Aztec codices; official documents; and other sources; to argue that not only was Tlacaelel a real person; but that he was “a politician on par with Machiavelli.†While perhaps “Richelieu†would be a better analog; Schroeder certainly makes an excellent case that while serving as chief minister to his brother Motecuhzoma I (r.; 14401469) and three later emperors; Tlacaelel played an important role in the development of Aztec hegemony in central Mexico. The book includes a great deal of detail on Aztec politics and religion; and Shcroeder at times makes useful comparisons with events in Roman and other histories. An interesting; learned; and complex work; this is primarily useful for the serious scholar of Mesoamerican or comparative history. 'For the full review; see StrategyPage.Com
