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The Incas : lords of the four quarters /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Morris, Craig, 1939-2006
Other Authors: Von Hagen, Adriana
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2011.
Subjects:
Incas > History.
Incas > Social life and customs.
Incas > Antiquities.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue : the road to Chachapoyas
  • Introduction : land of the four quarters
  • The birth and growth of Tawantinsuyu
  • The principles of statecraft : feared warriors, generous rulers
  • The wealth of the empire : land, labor, and the worth of goods
  • Religion and ideology : the sun, the moon, the oracles, the ancestors
  • Technology and the arts : architects, potters, weavers, and smiths
  • Cusco : capital of the realm
  • Chinchaysuyu : land of the setting sun and the sacred shell
  • Antisuyu : the road to Machu Picchu and beyond
  • Qollasuyu and Kuntisuyu : herds, metals, and mountains of sacrifice
  • The fall : bearded men from across the sea.