The Aztec Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Stories and Legends
by Camilla Townsend Thames & Hudson, 208 pages, £14.99
The history of the Aztecs (or, as they would have called themselves, the Mexica) is riddled with colonial prejudice and contemporary misconception. But, as Camilla Townsend contends in this fine new book, the Aztecs’ own dramatic tales of
