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The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2 — Hubert Howe Bancroft

The Native Races [of the Pacific states], Volume 2, Civilized Nations / The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 2

Hubert Howe Bancroft

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  • Book language: English
  • 779 pages

This is the second volume of Hubert Howe Bancroft's historical and ethnographic survey of the native peoples of the Pacific states. It focuses on the so-called 'civilized nations' of Mexico and Central America, describing their societies and cultures. It is worth listening to as an early historical source on pre-Columbian civilizations.

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Contents

  1. THE NATIVE RACES. Vol. II. CIVILIZED NATIONS.
  2. CONTENTS OF THIS VOLUME.
  3. CHAPTER I. SAVAGISM AND CIVILIZATION.
  4. CHAPTER II. GENERAL VIEW OF THE CIVILIZED NATIONS.
  5. CHAPTER III. GOVERNMENT OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
  6. CHAPTER IV. PALACES AND HOUSEHOLDS OF THE NAHUA KINGS.
  7. CHAPTER V. THE PRIVILEGED CLASSES AMONG THE NAHUAS.
  8. CHAPTER VI. PLEBEIANS, SLAVES, TENURE OF LANDS, AND TAXATION.
  9. CHAPTER VII. EDUCATION, MARRIAGE, CONCUBINAGE, CHILDBIRTH, AND BAPTISM.
  10. CHAPTER VIII. NAHUA FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS.
  11. CHAPTER IX. PUBLIC FESTIVALS.
  12. CHAPTER X. FOOD OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
  13. CHAPTER XI. DRESS OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
  14. CHAPTER XII. COMMERCE OF THE NAHUA NATIONS.
  15. CHAPTER XIII. WAR CUSTOMS OF THE NAHUAS.
  16. CHAPTER XIV. NAHUA LAWS AND LAW COURTS.
  17. CHAPTER XV. NAHUA ARTS AND MANUFACTURES.
  18. CHAPTER XVI. THE AZTEC CALENDAR.
  19. CHAPTER XVII. THE AZTEC PICTURE-WRITING.
  20. CHAPTER XVIII. ARCHITECTURE AND DWELLINGS OF THE NAHUAS.
  21. CHAPTER XIX. MEDICINE AND FUNERAL RITES AMONG THE NAHUAS.
  22. CHAPTER XX. GOVERNMENT, SOCIAL CLASSES, PROPERTY, AND LAWS OF THE MAYA NATIONS.
  23. CHAPTER XXI. EDUCATION AND FAMILY MATTERS AMONG THE MAYAS.
  24. CHAPTER XXII. FEASTS AND AMUSEMENTS OF THE MAYAS.
  25. CHAPTER XXIII. FOOD, DRESS, COMMERCE, AND WAR CUSTOMS OF THE MAYAS.
  26. CHAPTER XXIV. MAYA ARTS, CALENDAR, AND HIEROGLYPHICS.
  27. CHAPTER XXV. BUILDINGS, MEDICINE, BURIAL, PHYSICAL PECULIARITIES, AND CHARACTER OF THE MAYAS.
  28. FOOTNOTES
  29. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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