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The Inca empire was the largest state in the Americas at the time
of the Spanish invasion in 1532. From its political center in the
valley of Cuzco, it controlled much of the area included in the
modern nations of Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. But how the
Inca state became a major pan-Andean power is less certain. In this
innovative work, Brian S. Bauer challenges traditional views of
Inca state development and offers a new interpretation supported by
archaeological, historical, and ethnographic evidence. Spanish
chroniclers of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries attributed
the rapid rise of Inca power to a decisive military victory over
the Chanca, their traditional rivals, by Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui, a
young warrior-king, and to the Incas' ability to unify the various
ethnic groups of the region. By contrast, Bauer questions the
usefulness of literal interpretations of the Spanish chronicles and
provides instead a regional perspective on the question of state
development. He suggests that incipient state growth in the Cuzco
region was marked by the gradual consolidation and centralization
of political authority in Cuzco, rather than resulting from a
single military victory. Synthesizing regional surveys with
excavation, historic, and ethnographic data, and investigating
broad categories of social and economic organization, he shifts the
focus away from legendary accounts and analyzes more general
processes of political, economic, and social change. Ultimately,
Bauer's work stresses the need for broader forms of historical
consciousness in studying the development of the Inca state, moving
beyond the study of kings and battles to examine classes of
individuals and entiregeographic regions.
General
Imprint: |
University Of Texas Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 1996 |
First published: |
1996 |
Authors: |
Brian S. Bauer
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Introduction by: |
Gary Urton
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade / Trade
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Pages: |
203 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-292-70848-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Humanities >
Archaeology >
General
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LSN: |
0-292-70848-3 |
Barcode: |
9780292708488 |
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