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The Incas / Terence N. D'Altroy.

Summary:

This work describes and explains the Incan Empire's progress, from a remote Andean settlement near Lake Titicaca to its rapid demise six centuries later at the hands of the Spanish conquerors.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0631176772
  • ISBN: 9781405116763
  • Physical Description: xv, 391 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
  • Publisher: Malden, Massachusetts : Blackwell Publishers, 2001.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
2 Land and its People 24 -- 3 Incas before the Empire 48 -- 4 History of the Empire: Narrative Visions 62 -- 5 Politics of Blood in Cuzco 86 -- 6 Heartland of the Empire 109 -- 7 Inca Ideology: Powers of the Sky and Earth, Past and Present 141 -- 8 Family, Community, and Class 177 -- 9 Militarism 205 -- 10 Provincial Rule 231 -- 11 Farmers, Herders, and Storehouses 263 -- 12 Artisans and Artistry 287 -- 13 Invasion and Aftermath 311.
Subject: Incas > History.
Incas > Social life and customs.

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