The Incas: Lords of the Four Quarters - Rilegato

Morris, Craig; Von Hagen, Adriana

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ISBN 10: 050002121X ISBN 13: 9780500021217

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2011

Riassunto

In less than a century the Incas rose from obscure origins to build one of the largest empires of the ancient world. At its zenith Tawantinsuyu—“The Fourfold Domain”—extended northward from the Inca capital Cusco along the spine of the Andes to embrace most of modern Peru and Ecuador, and southward into Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. The sheer scale of the empire, coupled with the challenges of the varied and rugged landscape, makes the Inca achievement truly remarkable.This new survey provides the most up-to-date and authoritative account available 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. 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.The illustrations range from finely fitted stonework to superbly engineered mountain terraces, from stunning textiles to brilliant metalwork in gold, silver, and bronze.

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Book by Morris Craig von Hagen Adriana

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 050002121X
• ISBN 13: 9780500021217
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 256