War, Spectacle, and Politics in the Ancient Andes

Drawing on the rich archaeological record of fortifications, skeletal injury, and artwork, this book traces changing configurations of power and violence through time, leading up to the Incas, the last great Andean empire.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Severity and spectacle: The nature of our evidence; 3. Toward a better model of war; 4. Warrior lords: Moche war and status rivalry; 5. Us versus them: Threat and solidarity in the late intermediate period highlands; 6. The invention of conquest: Chimú and Inca war and coercion; 7. Conclusions.

About the author

Elizabeth Arkush is Professor of Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh. She is a leading expert on ancient Andean warfare and has done extensive archaeological research on ancient hillforts in the Peruvian Andes. Her book Hillforts of the Ancient Andes won the SAA Book of the Year Award in 2011.

Summary

Drawing on the rich archaeological record of fortifications, skeletal injury, and artwork, this book traces changing configurations of power and violence through time, leading up to the Incas, the last great Andean empire.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth N. Arkush, Elizabeth N. (University of Pittsburgh) Arkush, Arkush Elizabeth N.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2022
• EAN: 9781316510964
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51096-4
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Archaeology by period / region, History of the Americas, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period