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Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL A. MALPASS is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. He has been actively engaged in archaeological research in Peru since 1980./e His research interests include the early occupations of western South America, the evolution of agricultural systems in the Andes, the Huari state, and the impact of the Inca state on Andean people. He is the author of Provincial Inca: Archaeological and Ethnohistorical Assessment of the Impact of the Inca State (1993). Klappentext Explore daily living inside the Inca empire, the largest empire in the western hemisphere before European colonization. The Incas' subjugation of all types of cultures in western South America led to a wide variety of experiences, from military leaders to ruling class to conquered peoples. Readers will uncover all aspects of Inca culture, including politics and social hierarchy, the life cycle, agriculture, architecture, women's roles, dress and ornamentation, food and drink, festivals, religious rituals, the calendar, and the unique Inca form of taxation. Utilizing the best of current research and excavation, the second edition includes new material throughout as well as a new chapter on Machu Picchu, and a day in the life section focusing on an Inca family and a servant family in Machu Picchu. Concluding chapters discuss Inca contributions to modern society and the dangers of present destruction of archaeological sites. Zusammenfassung Presents an understanding of how people actually lived! based on the best of the research.
