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TOWNSEND, C., Fifth Sun. A New History of the Aztecs. Oxford University Press, 2020. 336p. Hardback. It is admirable how Townsend exploits the details of microhistory based on Native accounts to answer bigger questions, reveal meanings behind particular events, and offer the reader macro-level conclusions ... through this book we actually experience the past rather than simply read about it. It is not only convincing; it is simply captivating. Townsend has the courage to resort to poetic license, but even then we do not lose the sense of transparency as the endnotes provide a full disclosure, informing critical readers about exact sources, possible discrepancies, uncertainties about the facts, and the source of the historian's preferred interpretation. By combining deep reading of Native sources with reexperiencing the emotions of their actors and reliving their deeds and decisions, Townsend puts into practice an ideal of historical writing. Justyna Olko Jun 2021 |a 14/01/2022 (Publisher's information). € 31.24 (New) (approx. delivery time: 14 days) ISBN: 9780190673062