The Incas, 2nd Edition: 13 (Peoples of America) - Softcover

D'Altroy, Terence N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1444331159 ISBN 13: 9781444331158

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2014

Synopsis

The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. Written by one of the world s leading experts on Inca civilization Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs

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Review:

"This new edition of Terence D'Altroy's The Incas is the most complete and authoritative account to date of this last, great empire of Pre-Columbian South America. It will stand for some time to come as the go-to book to consult for everything you ever wanted to know about the Incas -- and what's more, it's an engaging, enlightening and exciting read!" ? Gary Urton, Harvard University ?D?Altroy?s expanded second edition incorporates the latest Inca scholarship along with additional topics of interest. It is a masterful work by a leading expert, accessible to students and professionals alike.? ? Katharina Schreiber, University of California, Santa Barbara ?A comprehensive overview of the Inca Empire. There is no other book that even comes close to matching Terence D?Altory?s scholarship and knowledge.? ? Brian Bauer, University of Illinois - Chicago

From the Back Cover:

The Incas is a captivating exploration of the greatest civilization ever seen in the indigenous Americas. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, the book investigates its extraordinary progress from a small Andean society in southern Peru to its rapid demise little more than a century later at the hands of the Spanish conquerors.

This thoroughly updated edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies covering pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates including an extended discussion of Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life.

New to this edition is a fascinating investigation of Inca notions of life and death, space-time, causality, philosophy, knowledge, and human relations with non-human beings of the landscape. These insights shed light on how the Incas believed the world and cosmos worked and therefore how they could most effectively carve out their grand civilization. Covering Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization, this text balances information about the Cuzco heartland with the vast provincial regions, which took in lands from Colombia to central Chile, to provide a wide-ranging account.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1444331159
• ISBN 13: 9781444331158
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 566