Philip Dossick returns with a magnificent new historical study illustrating the humanity, science, and savagery of the Aztec nation. Aztecs: Epoch of Social Revolution takes us into a world we thought we knew, but now will never seem the same again.

Drawn from original research, Aztecs starkly illuminates their magnificent achievements – along with the social injustice and corrupting nature of power following their conquest.

Whatever vague and misty memories the rest of the world may have of the Aztecs, they were past masters of war; science; agriculture; religion; art; money; family; ritual sacrifice; law, and female subjugation. One of the most brilliant and contradictory people the world has ever known, all seen here through vivid snapshots in time. 

About The Author:

PHILIP DOSSICK is the New York Times critically acclaimed writer and director of the motion picture The P.O.W. 

He has written for television, including the outstanding drama, Transplant: A Family Chronicle, produced by David Susskind for the CBS television network. 

He is the author of numerous books.

Editorial Reviews

“Aztecs is one of the most dazzling feats of scholarship and erudition I’ve ever encountered. This is a brilliant book.”

—Gideon Ambrose Thomas

“An important historical document. One of the best books of the new century.”

—Roger Lally

“Aztecs: Epoch of Social Revolution should be a staple item in the historical repertoire.”

—Heinrich Koeller

“Aztecs: Epoch of Social Revolution is a literary tour de force.”

—Alice Kay Masters