Description
Book SynopsisThe Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade.
Written by one of the world's leading experts on Inca civilization
Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization
Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life
Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire
Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs
Table of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition ix
Preface to the First Edition xv
1 Introduction 1
2 The Land and Its People 33
3 The Incas before the Empire 68
4 The History of the Empire: Narrative Visions 91
5 Thinking Inca 119
6 The Politics of Blood in Cuzco 174
7 The Heartland of the Empire 198
8 Inca Ideology: Powers of the Sky and Earth, Past and Present 247
9 Family, Community, and Class 290
10 Militarism 321
11 Provincial Rule 351
12 Farmers, Herders, and Storehouses 392
13 Things and Their Masters 418
14 Invasion and Aftermath 449
References 476
Glossary of Foreign Terms 520
Index 527
