Encyclopedia of the Incas

Informationen zum Autor Gary Urton is Dumbarton Oaks Professor of Pre-Columbian Studies at Harvard University. His publications include At the Crossroads of the Earth and the Sky, The History of a Myth, The Social Life of Numbers, Inca Myths and Signs of the Inka Khipu. Adriana von Hagen is cofounder of the Museo Leymebamba in Chachapoyas, Peru, and writes on the archaeology of Peru. Her publications include The Incas and The Cities of the Ancient Andes (both with Craig Morris). Klappentext This A-to-Z encyclopedia offers students and non-specialist readers a broad introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Incas. Brief narrative entries, based on archaeological research and historical records, explore Inca settlements, culture, society, celebrations, and achievements-the texture and scope of the Inca Empire. Zusammenfassung This A-to-Z encyclopedia offers students and non-specialist readers a broad introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Incas. Brief narrative entries, based on archaeological research and historical records, explore Inca settlements, culture, society, celebrations, and achievements—the texture and scope of the Inca Empire.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Gary Hagen Urton, Gary Von Hagen Urton
• Mitarbeit: Adriana von Hagen (Herausgeber), Gary Urton (Herausgeber), Urton Gary (Herausgeber), Adriana von Hagen (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 31.03.2017
• EAN: 9780759123625
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2362-5
• Seiten: 324
• Themen: Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; Peru, HISTORY / Reference, CE period up to c 1500, Reference works, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, History of the Americas, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era