Craig Morris, Adriana von Hagen

The Incas

Lords of the Four Quarters

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world.

Produktdetails

• Ancient Peoples and Places
• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juli 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 714g
• ISBN-13: 9780500289440
• ISBN-10: 0500289441
• Artikelnr.: 33767158

Autorenporträt

The late Craig Morris was Curator of Anthropology and Senior Vice President of the American Museum of Natural History, NewYork.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Birth and Growth of Tawantinsuyu . 2. The Principles of Inca Statecraft: Feared Warriors
Generous Rulers . 3. The Wealth of the Empire: Land
Labour and the Worth of Goods . 4. Religion and Ideology: the Sun
the Moon
the Oracles
the Ancestors . 5. Technology and the Arts: Architects
Weavers
Smiths and Potters . 6. Cusco: Capital of the Realm . 7. Chinchaysuyu: Land of the Setting Sun and the Sacred Shell . 8. Antisuyu: The Road to Machu Picchu and Beyond . 9. Qollasuyu and Kuntisuyu: Herds
Metals and Mountains of Sacrifice . 10. The Fall: Bearded Men from across the Sea . Epilogue