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Book Title: Aztec Thought and Culture : a Study of the Ancient Nahuatl Mind
Item Length: 8.2in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.5in
Author: Miguel León-Portilla
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Features: Reprint
Topic: Social History, Anthropology / General, Latin America / General
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Publication Year: 1990
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 274 Pages
