Pueblos within Pueblos : Tlaxilacalli communities in Acolhuacan, Mexico, ca. 1272-1692 /

"Systematically analyzing tlaxilacalli history over four centuries, beginning with their rise at the dawn of the Aztec empire through their transformation into "pueblos" of mid-colonial New Spain. Before the Aztecs rise, commoners in pre-Hispanic central Mexico set the groundwork for a new style of imperial expansion"--Provided by publisher.