Download or read book Polygamy and the Rise and Demise of the Aztec Empire written by Ross Hassig and published by University of New Mexico Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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