Bibliograph

The Incas, lords of the four quarters, Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen

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The Incas, lords of the four quarters, Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-251) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Incas

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

668193829

Responsibility statement

Craig Morris and Adriana Von Hagen

Series statement

Ancient peoples and places

Sub title

lords of the four quarters

Summary

"The Incas emerged in the fourteenth century to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world. At its zenith, it extended northwards from the Inca capital Cusco to include parts of modern Peru and Ecuador, and southwards into Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The sheer scale of the empire the Incas controlled, coupled with the challenges of the varied and rugged landscape, makes their achievement truly remarkable. This new survey provides an account of the Incas: their politics, economics, religion, architecture, art, and technology. The authors look in detail at the capital Cusco and at the four parts of the empire, exploring not just famous sites such as Machu Picchu, but all the major regional settlements, many of them straddling Inca roads. What emerges is a portrait showing how the Incas ruled some peoples directly but allowed others to maintain their traditional leaders with little interference. The book concludes with the end of the empire: the arrival of the Spaniards, the assassination of the Inca ruler Atawallpa, and the final years of the rebellious, neo-Inca state in the tropical forests of Vilcabamba."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Prologue : The road to Chachapoyas -- Introduction: Land of the four quarters -- The birth and growth of Tawantinsuyu -- The principles of Inca statecraft: feared warriors, generous rulers -- The wealth of the empire: land, labor, and the worth of goods -- Religion and ideology: the sun, the moon, the oracles, the ancestors -- Technology and the arts: architects, potters, weavers, and smiths -- Cusco: capital of the realm -- Chinchaysuyu: land of the setting sun and the sacred shell -- Antisuyu: the road to Machu Picchu and beyond -- Qollasuyu and Kuntisuyu: herds, metals, and mountains of sacrifice -- The fall: bearded men from across the sea

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