Download or read book Operation Quetzalcoatl the Underground Economy and the Narcodollar written by Ralph O. Nieders and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2016-04-02 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Quetzalcoatl deals with real events and the emerging threat of a growing global Underground Economy that very few have taken seriously. The fall of governments, investments banks and currencies have shown that those in charge of protecting the public welfare have failed. Business schools do not offer courses on the Underground Economy. They do not offer degrees in corruption, money laundering, counterfeiting or assassination, but they are all taught in the Underground Economy, and they all form part of the financial and political equation that impacts and defines the world. Narcodollars have now become a critical component of this thriving and growing economy. From Colombian revolutionaries to Islamic Jihadists, the drug trade is central to their movements and success. They use banks as effectively as they use bombs. They are amassing fortunes that can rival Wall Street hedge funds, fortunes that like nuclear materials can easily be converted into weapons of mass destruction. Governments around the world have failed to take the Underground Economy and Narcodollars seriously, this book shows why they should.
Download or read book The Underground Economy and the Narcodollar written by Ralph O. Nieders and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2012-03 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Operation Quetzalcoatl deals with real events and the emerging threat of a growing global Underground Economy that very few have taken seriously. The fall of governments, investments banks and currencies have shown that those in charge of protecting the public welfare have failed. Business schools do not offer courses on the Underground Economy. They do not offer degrees in corruption, money laundering, counterfeiting or assassination, but they are all taught in the Underground Economy, and they all form part of the financial and political equation that impacts and defines the world. Narcodollars have now become a critical component of this thriving and growing economy. From Colombian revolutionaries to Islamic Jihadists, the drug trade is central to their movements and success. They use banks as effectively as they use bombs. They are amassing fortunes that can rival Wall Street hedge funds, fortunes that like nuclear materials can easily be converted into weapons of mass destruction. Governments around the world have failed to take the Underground Economy and Narcodollars seriously, this book shows why they should.
Download or read book Quetzalcoatl and the Irony of Empire written by David Carrasco and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-06-15 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Davíd Carrasco draws from the perspectives of the history of religions, anthropology, and urban ecology to explore the nature of the complex symbolic form of Quetzalcoatl in the organization, legitimation, and subversion of a large segment of the Mexican urban tradition. His new Preface addresses this tradition in the light of the Columbian quincentennial. "This book, rich in ideas, constituting a novel approach . . . represents a stimulating and provocative contribution to Mesoamerican studies. . . . Recommended to all serious students of the New World's most advanced indigenous civilization."—H. B. Nicholson, Man
Download or read book Financial Assistance by Geographic Area written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 840 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Quetzacoatl Brings Corn to His People written by Carol Pugliano-Martin and published by Benchmark Education Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perform this legend from Mexico about Quetzalcoatl's quest to find food for humans.
Download or read book In Search of Quetzalcoatl written by Pierre Honore and published by Adventures Unlimited Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-historic Native American legends tell of white men with beards landing on the shores of the New World, bringing knowledge of science, engineering, and laws, and more. This work introduces readers to the mysterious heritage of South and Central American civilisation.
Download or read book Lord of the Dawn written by Rudolfo A. Anaya and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legend of Quetzalcóatl is the enduring epic myth of Mesoamerica. The gods create the universe, but man must carefully tend to the harmony of the world. Without spiritual attention to harmony, chaos may reign, destroying the universe and civilization. The ancient Mexicans, like other peoples throughout the world, wrestled with ideas and metaphors by which to know the Godhead and developed their own concepts about their relationship to the universe. Quetzalcóatl came to the Toltecs to teach them art, agriculture, peace, and knowledge. He was a redeemer god, and his story inspires, instructs, and entertains, as do all the great myths of the world. Now available in paperback, the Lord of the Dawn is Anaya's exploration of the cosmology and the rich and complex spiritual thought of his Native American ancestors. The story depicts the daily world of man, the struggle between the peacemakers and the warmongers, and the world of the gods and their role in the life of mankind.
Download or read book Kukulcan written by Julia SvadiHatra and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-05-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the book, KUKULCAN an Ancient Maya Priest comes to you through thousands of years and giving rare knowledge what you can expect after your own death. All people will live in Spirit world between lives. The spirit world is full of amazing colors, lights, dynamics speed and magic things which do not exist in our world. Travel in Time? Teleportation? Meeting with Kukulcan-Quetzalcoatl. Who is he? From where GIANTS come on Earth? Why people build pyramids? Do we live in the Past or in the Future? http://www.ameliareborn.com/
Download or read book Quetzalcoatl and Guadalupe written by Jacques Lafaye and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1987-08-15 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this study of complex beliefs in which Aztec religion and Spanish Catholicism blend, Lafaye demonstrates the importance of religious beliefs in the formation of the Mexican nation. Far from being of only parochial interest, this volume is of great value to any historian of religions concerned with problems of nativism and syncretism."—Franke J. Neumann, Religious Studies Review
Download or read book History and Mythology of the Aztecs written by and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the great documents of colonial Mexico, the Codex Chimalpopoca chronicles the rise of Aztec civilization and preserves the mythology on which it was based. Its two complementary texts, Annals of Cuauhtitlan and Legend of the Suns, record the pre-CortŽsian history of the Valley of Mexico together with firsthand versions of that region's myths. Of particular interest are the stories of the hero-god Quetzalcoatl, for which the Chimalpopoca is the premier source. John Bierhorst's work is the first major scholarship on the Codex Chimalpopoca in more than forty years. His is the first edition in English and the first in any language to include the complete text of the Legend of the Suns. The precise, readable translation not only contributes to the study of Aztec history and literature but also makes the codex an indispensable reference for Aztec cultural topics, including land tenure, statecraft, the role of women, the tribute system, warfare, and human sacrifice.
Download or read book How Did the White God Come to Mexico Ce Acatl Topiltzin Quetzalcoatl written by Stefan Heep and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-12 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most American schoolbooks claim that the Aztec ruler Moctezuma II confused the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés for the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, a fabulous, fair-skinned priest king of ancient times who had promised to return, which is why Moctezuma voluntarily surrendered his mighty empire. In the past, the tale of Quetzalcoatl has inspired many people to speculate about pre-Columbian invaders from the Old World. It has also been abused as another presumed proof of white supremacy. Indigenous traditions, however, saw a Mexican Messiah who played an important part in constructing the Mexican national identity. This book demonstrates that the story of the returning god is a product of “fake news” uttered by Cortés. It does so by analysing the most important sources of the Quetzalcoatl-tale. A systematic context-enlargement that also includes ethnographic information and contemporary history reveals why and how Cortés constructed this story, and why and how the Aztec elite adopted it. This method proves to be an epistemological tool which allows researchers to identify pre-Hispanic information in ethnohistorical texts of colonial times. As a result, the true Quetzalcoatl behind the legend comes to light.
Download or read book Robert Smithson written by Robert Smithson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1996-04-10 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robert Smithson (1938-1973), one of the most important artists of his generation, produced sculpture, drawings, photographs, films, and paintings in addition to the writings collected here.
Download or read book The Revenge of Quetzalcoatl written by Frederick Ober and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-19 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aztec legends warned of the fearsome return of a white, bearded god from across the seas who would destroy their civilization. This prediction came true with the arrival on American shores of Hernando Cortés. Leading a small band of ruthless, determined Spaniards, Cortés and hundreds of thousands of Indian allies marched into the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan, and, after incredible adventures, finally laid waste to that metropolis and rebuilt it into modern-day Mexico City. This is the full, incredible-but-true story of how a few hundred Europeans overturned history. Important revelations in this book include: - That smallpox was brought to the Americas not by Europeans, but a Negro in Spanish service; and - That despite propaganda about "guns and steel," the Spaniards would not have succeeded in overthrowing the Aztec Empire had the surrounding Indian tribes, long victims of their cruel neighbors, not provided hundreds of thousands of warriors in the final sacking of Tenochtitlan. This is one of the most astonishing stories ever told from the era of European expansion into the New World. Cover image: Detail of the statue of Cortés at his birth town of Medellin, Spain. Contents I. In Spain and Hispaniola (1485-1511) II. With Velasquez in Cuba (1511-1518) III. Cortés Sets Out for Mexico (1519) IV. The Great Battle of Tabasco (1519) V. In the Plumed Serpent's Land (1519) VI. An Alliance with the Totonacs (1519) VII. Cortés Destroys His Fleet (1519) VIII. Encounters with the Tlascalans (1519) IX. A Massacre in the Holy City (1519) X. In the City of Mexico (1519) XI. At Montezuma's Court (1519) XII. Montezuma a Prisoner (1519-1520) XIII. An Invasion by Narvaez (1520) XIV. The Spaniards Meet with Disaster (1520) XV. The Midnight Retreat from Mexico (1520) XVI. Siege of the Aztec Capital (1521) XVII. Montezuma's City Destroyed (1521) XVIII. The Colonization of Mexico (1521) XIX. A Perilous Expedition (1524-1526) XX. Last Voyages and Last Days Indexed, Illustrated.
Download or read book The Revenge of Quetzalcoatl written by Frederick A Ober and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-06 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aztec legends warned of the fearsome return of a white, bearded god from across the seas who would destroy their civilization. This prediction came true with the arrival on American shores of Hernando Cortés. Leading a small band of ruthless, determined Spaniards, Cortés and hundreds of thousands of Indian allies marched into the Aztec capital city Tenochtitlan, and, after incredible adventures, finally laid waste to that metropolis and rebuilt it into modern-day Mexico City. This is the full, incredible-but-true story of how a few hundred Europeans overturned history. Important revelations in this book include: - That smallpox was brought to the Americas not by Europeans, but a Negro in Spanish service; and - That despite propaganda about "guns and steel," the Spaniards would not have succeeded in overthrowing the Aztec Empire had the surrounding Indian tribes, long victims of their cruel neighbors, not provided hundreds of thousands of warriors in the final sacking of Tenochtitlan. This is one of the most astonishing stories ever told from the era of European expansion into the New World. Cover image: Detail of the statue of Cortés at his birth town of Medellin, Spain. CONTENTS I. In Spain and Hispaniola (1485-1511) II. With Velasquez in Cuba (1511-1518) III. Cortés Sets Out for Mexico (1519) IV. The Great Battle of Tabasco (1519) V. In the Plumed Serpent's Land (1519) VI. An Alliance with the Totonacs (1519) VII. Cortés Destroys His Fleet (1519) VIII. Encounters with the Tlascalans (1519) IX. A Massacre in the Holy City (1519) X. In the City of Mexico (1519) XI. At Montezuma's Court (1519) XII. Montezuma a Prisoner (1519-1520) XIII. An Invasion by Narvaez (1520) XIV. The Spaniards Meet with Disaster (1520) XV. The Midnight Retreat from Mexico (1520) XVI. Siege of the Aztec Capital (1521) XVII. Montezuma's City Destroyed (1521) XVIII. The Colonization of Mexico (1521) XIX. A Perilous Expedition (1524-1526) XX. Last Voyages and Last Days Indexed, Illustrated.
Download or read book Renaissance Characters written by Eugenio Garin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1997-05-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compared to the Middle Ages, the Renaissance is brief—little more than two centuries, extending roughly from the mid-fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth century—and largely confined to a few Italian city states. Nevertheless, the epoch marked a great cultural shift in sensibilities, the dawn of a new age in which classical Greek and Roman values were "reborn" and human values in all fields, from the arts to civic life, were reaffirmed. With this volume, Eugenio Garin, a leading Renaissance scholar, has gathered the work of an international team of scholars into an accessible account of the people who animated this decisive moment in the genesis of the modern mind. We are offered a broad spectrum of figures, major and minor, as they lived their lives: the prince and the military commander, the cardinal and the courtier, the artist and the philosopher, the merchant and the banker, the voyager, and women of all classes. With its concentration on the concrete, the specific, even the anecdotal, the volume offers a wealth of new perspectives and ideas for study.
Download or read book 2012 written by Daniel Pinchbeck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draws on cosmological phenomena of the modern world as well as the author's own research into shamanic and metaphysical belief systems to support the Mayan theory about an unprecedented global shift predicted for the year 2012.
Download or read book Return of the Dragon Lord Quetzalcoatl written by Omar M. Sayyah and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-10-30 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The spirit of Quetzalcoatl is in all Dragons. A true Dragon of Quetzalcoatl is a Dragon that has reached the pinnacle of power. Dragon Lord Tiamat is the universe in its Dragon form, everything is from and part of the Dragon order. In the Dragon Lords Quetzalcoatl and Tiamat, all is one. There is however a Dragon prophecy that says Quetzalcoatl will bring the apocalypse and destroy all worlds. Dragon Lord Decanion Quetzalcoatl hatched as a invincible God but soon became addicted to destruction, in his chaos the entire universe is at the mercy of this Dragon Lord.
