R.N. 23844/72 ISSN 0970-0293 CAMBRIDGE Aztecs An Interpretation INGA CLENDINNEN In considering the extraordinary culture of the Aztecs of Mexico it is impossible to ignore the extravagance of their practice of the ritual killing of humans. Inga Clendinnen renders those killings intelligible through investigation of a wide field of social action. She discusses the worlds of women, of warriors, of priests, and of commoners, showing us that the mundane aspects of their lives in fact often had tremendous significance. Aztecs will appeal to anyone interested in the ancient civilisation of Central and South America. 228x152 mm 436pp. • 20 half-tones, 8 colour plates 0 521 44695 3 Paperback £12.95 net A The Worlds of Christopher Columbus WILLIAM D. PHILLIPS, JR. and CARLA RAHN PHILLIPS '... places with balance, discernment, and fullness Columbus' place within the trends swirling through the Europe of his day and the real nature of the collision his voyage instigated between two worlds'. 228x152 mm 336 pp. 53 half-tones, 8 maps 0 521 44652 X Paperback £9.95 net A The Science of Woman Gynaecology and Gender in England, 1800-1929 ORNELLA MOSCUCCI Is women's destiny rooted in their biology? This book argues that the definition of feminity as propounded by gynaecological science is a cultural product of a wider, more political context. 228x152 mm c. 228 pp. 7 half-tones 0 521 44795 X Paperback c. £12.95 net A The Methodology of Economics Or How Economists Explain Second Edition MARK BLAUG This book examines the nature of economic explanation. The author introduces current thinking in the philosophy of science and reviews the literature on methodology. He looks at the status of welfare economics, and also provides a series of case studies of leading economic controversies, showing how they may be illuminated by paying attention to questions of methodology. 228x152 mm 320pp. 0 521 43061 5 Hardback £40.00 net C 0 521 43678 8 Paperback £13.95 net A CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS Cambridge University Press Showroom, c/o Foundation Books, 2/19 Ansan Road, New Delhi 2