The Incas
2nd Edition
Published on 18. March 2014
568 pages
978-1-118-61060-2 (ISBN)
Description
The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of thegreatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing onhistory, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated newedition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studiesconducted over the last decade.
* Written by one of the world's leading expertson Inca civilization
* Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology,society, and military organization
* Explores advances in research that includepre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacredlandscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations;the khipu information-recording technology; languages, timeframes, gender relations, effects on human biology, and dailylife
* Explicitly examines how the Inca world view andphilosophy affected the character of the empire
* Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, andphotographs
Reviews / Votes
"This new edition of Terence D'Altroy's The Incas is themost complete and authoritative account to date of this last, greatempire of Pre-Columbian South America. It will stand for sometime to come as the go-to book to consult for everything you everwanted to know about the Incas -- and what's more, it's anengaging, enlightening and exciting read!" - Gary Urton,Harvard University "D'Altroy's expanded second editionincorporates the latest Inca scholarship along with additionaltopics of interest. It is a masterful work by a leadingexpert, accessible to students and professionals alike."- Katharina Schreiber, University of California, SantaBarbara "A comprehensive overview of the Inca Empire. Thereis no other book that even comes close to matching TerenceD'Altory's scholarship and knowledge." -Brian Bauer, University of Illinois - ChicagoMore details
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Person
Terence N. D'Altroy is Loubat Professor of AmericanArchaeology in the Department of Anthropology and founding Directorof the Center for Archaeology at Columbia University in the City ofNew York. During more than 40 years of archaeological research, hehas worked in the central highlands, Cuzco region and coast ofPeru, in Argentina, the United States, and Mexico. His publicationsinclude Provincial Power in the Inka Empire (1992),Empires: Perspectives from Archaeology and History(co-editor, 2001), and The Incas: Inside an American Empire(2004).
Content
Preface to the Second Edition ix
Preface to the First Edition xv
1 Introduction 1
2 The Land and Its People 33
3 The Incas before the Empire 68
4 The History of the Empire: Narrative Visions 91
5 Thinking Inca 119
6 The Politics of Blood in Cuzco 174
7 The Heartland of the Empire 198
8 Inca Ideology: Powers of the Sky and Earth, Past and Present 247
9 Family, Community, and Class 290
10 Militarism 321
11 Provincial Rule 351
12 Farmers, Herders, and Storehouses 392
13 Things and Their Masters 418
14 Invasion and Aftermath 449
References 476
Glossary of Foreign Terms 520
Index 527
