The Incas - New Perspectives (Hardcover)

Defying many of the supposed rules of civilization building, and lacking the advantages of a written language, hard metals, the wheel, or draft animals, the Incas forged one of the greatest imperial states in history. The Incas: New Perspectives offers a revealing portrait of the ancient Andean empire from the earliest stages of its development to its final capitulation to Pizzarro in the mid-16th century. In recent years researchers have employed new tools to get to the heart of the mysterious Inca culture. Drawing on recent work in archaeology, anthropology, ethnohistory, and other sources, The Incas provides the most up-to-date interpretations of Inca culture, religion, politics, economics, and daily life available. Readers will discover how the Incas discovered medicines still in use and kept records using knotted cords; how Inca builders created masterful highways and stone bridges; and how the inhabitants of seemingly unfarmable lands came to give the world potatoes, beans, corn, squashes, tomatoes, avocados, peanuts, and peppers.

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Understanding Ancient Civilizations
Release date:	2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Gordon Francis McEwan
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-85109-574-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > General Books > History > General Promotions
LSN:	1-85109-574-8
Barcode:	9781851095742

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