The Incas - Lords of the Four Quarters (Paperback)

The Incas built one of the largest empires of the ancient world. The sheer scale makes their achievement truly remarkable. At its zenith it extended northwards from the Inca capital Cusco along the Andes to embrace parts of modern Peru and Ecuador, and southwards into Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. Uniquely, the authors look in detail at Cusco and at the four parts of the empire, following the vast road system to explore not just famous sites such as Machu Picchu, but all the major regional settlements. This vivid portrait shows how the Incas ruled some peoples directly but allowed others to maintain their traditional leaders with little interference. The concluding chapter is devoted to 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 forest of Vilcabamba.

General

Imprint:	Thames and Hudson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Ancient Peoples and Places
Release date:	July 2017
First published:	February 2012
Authors:	Craig Morris • Adriana von Hagen
Dimensions:	241 x 160 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Sewn
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-500-28944-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500
LSN:	0-500-28944-1
Barcode:	9780500289440

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