Out of the shade

by Gavin O'Toole • 

Fifth Sun: A New History of the Aztecs, Camilla Townsend, 2021, Oxford UP

Of all the peoples most misrepresented in a global historical corpus dominated by Anglo-European narratives, the Aztecs arguably have the most to be resentful about.

The lives of the people …

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Categories: Mexico, North America

Gavin O'Toole

I've spent much of my career in journalism and newspaper production: worked as a sub-editor and in other production roles at major UK newspapers including the Financial Times, The Guardian, The Observer and the Daily Telegraph / Sunday Telegraph. Covering business, finance, regulation, Latin American affairs and more. As a journalist and freelance writer I've contributed to many publications: work appears in outlets such as Al Jazeera, Public Finance, Global Government Forum, among others. Also an an award-winning writer of short stories and novelist.