The Aztecs brings to life one of the best-known indigenous civilizations of the Americas in a vivid, comprehensive account of the ancient Aztecs.A thorough examination of Aztec origins and civilization including religion, science, and thoughtIncorporates the latest archaeological excavations and research into explanations of the Spanish conquest and the continuity of Aztec culture in Central MexicoExpanded coverage includes key to...

Michael Smith tells the fascinating story of the inventors, entrepreneurs and artisans who contributed to the Industrial revolution in Derbyshire as well as later developments in aviation and chemical and nuclear engineering. Derbyshire played an important part in the history of Britain's industrial development. The Romans mined lead here and from medieval times coal mining, iron working and the manufacture of pottery were all important. The Silk Mill, built at Derby in 1722, has a good cl...

Michael Smith tells the fascinating story of the inventors, entrepreneurs and artisans who contributed to the Industrial revolution in Derbyshire as well as later developments in aviation and chemical and nuclear engineering. In this ebook you will find the industries of:Coal, Iron and Steel, Lead Mining, The Chemical and Nuclear Industries, Engineering All of the content has been taken from Mike Smith's Industrial Derbyshire.

While many consumers profess a desire to help end climate change by engaging in more sustainable behaviors, consumer behavior experts note the "say-do" gap between expressed intention and behavior. How do we explain this? What, if anything, can consumers be encouraged to do to close this gap and purchase sustainable products and services?Inspiring Green Consumer Choices explains the factors that underlie the discrepancy between consumers' ...

Michael Smith tells the fascinating story of the inventors, entrepreneurs and artisans who contributed to the Industrial revolution in Derbyshire as well as later developments in aviation and chemical and nuclear engineering. In this ebook you will find the industries of:Canals, Railways, Motor Car Manufacture, Aviation, Turnpike Trusts All of the content has been taken from Mike Smith's Industrial Derbyshire.

Michael Smith tells the fascinating story of the inventors, entrepreneurs and artisans who contributed to the Industrial revolution in Derbyshire as well as later developments in aviation and chemical and nuclear engineering. In this ebook you will find the industries of:Cotton, Silk, Hosiery and Lace, Pottery, Porcelain Manufacture, Printing and Paper, Brewing All of the content has been taken from Mike Smith's Industrial Derbyshire.

In this book, Michael Smith offers a comparative and interdisciplinary examination of ancient settlements and cities. Early cities varied considerably in their political and economic organization and dynamics. Smith here introduces a coherent approach to urbanism that is transdisciplinary in scope, scientific in epistemology, and anchored in the urban literature of the social sciences. His new insight is 'energized crowding,' a concept that captures the consequences of social interactions ...

The EU's emergence as an international security provider, under the first Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) operations in the Balkans in 2003, is a critical development in European integration. In this book, which relies on extensive interviews with CSDP officials, Michael E. Smith investigates how the challenge of launching new CSDP operations causes the EU to adapt itself in order to improve its performance in this realm, through the mechanism of experiential institutional learni...

Think the Ouija board is just a game?Think again.For over a century, the Ouija board has lured in everyone from thrill-seeking teens and tipsy party guests to curious skeptics. Usually, the planchette creates nothing more than nervous laughter.But sometimes, the board answers back.Ouija Board Nightmares collects the most terrifying true accounts of those who opened a door they couldn't close. From nightmarish manifestations to physical assaults and ...

The occult seduces in many ways. It promises secret knowledge and magical powers. It teases of enlightenment and transformation. It enchants with mysteries and wonders. But therein lies the trap. Once the shiny bait is taken, the hook is pulled. The prey is left to slowly perish, gasping for breath in a metaphysical dream that has turned into a nightmare.The occult is nothing if not dangerous. It opens channels that are best left closed. It attracts entities that don’t play by the ...

In Everyday Life in the Aztec World, Frances Berdan and Michael E. Smith offer a view into the lives of real people, doing very human things, in the unique cultural world of Aztec central Mexico. The first section focuses on people from an array of social classes - the emperor, a priest, a feather worker, a merchant, a farmer, and a slave - who interacted in the economic, social and religious realms of the Aztec world. In the second section, the authors examine four important life events w...

A 500 años de distancia de concluir el asedio que un ejército hispano-indígena impuso a las ciudades hermanas de Tenochtitlan y Tlatelolco sigue siendo impactante tal acontecimiento, por este motivo se convocó a un grupo internacional de investigadores para reflexionar colectivamente sobre la materia. Los autores reunidos en esta obra aportan el resultado de sus propias investigaciones para acercar al público en general a este apasionante episodio de la historia.