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Analyzing the extensive accounts of Aztec dance practices in colonial-era European chronicles, histories, letters, and travel books, this volume reveals the surprising and crucial role that dance played in the European conquest and colonization of the Americas.

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  1. Cover
  2. p. 1
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. 2-5
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. List of Appendices
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Maps and Images
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgments
  2. pp. xi-xiv
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-23
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  1. 1. On the Areíto: Discovering Dance in the New World
  2. pp. 24-43
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  1. 2. Unfaithful Imitation: Friar Toribio de Benavente “Motolinía” and the “Counterfeit” Histories of Dance
  2. pp. 44-55
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  1. 3. The Sacrifices of Representation: Dance in the Writings of Friar Bernardino de Sahaguún
  2. pp. 56-89
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  1. 4. Dances of Death: The Massacre at the Festival of Toxcatl
  2. pp. 90-126
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  1. 5. The Mystery of Movement: Dancing in Colonial New Spain
  2. pp. 127-149
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  1. Color Section
  2. pp. A-H
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  1. Conclusion
  2. pp. 150-152
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  1. Appendices A– J
  2. pp. 153-172
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 173-186
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 187-196
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 197-228
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