Daily Life in the Inca Empire

Informationen zum Autor MICHAEL A. MALPASS is Professor of Anthropology and the Dana Chair in the Social Sciences at Ithaca College. He has written and contributed to several books, journals, and edited works. His research interests include South American archeology and ethnohistory, the emergence of complex societies, and prehistoric agricultural systems. 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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Michael Malpass, Michael A. Malpass, Malpass Michael A.
• Edition: Greenwood Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Recommandation d'âge: 7 à 17 ans
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.04.2009
• EAN: 9780313355486
• ISBN: 978-0-313-35548-6
• Pages: 176
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 19 mm
• Thèmes: Daily Life; Daily Life Through History; Daily Life through History; Daily Life; The Greenwood Press Daily Life Through History Series
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays; Peru, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, CE period up to c 1500, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Social and cultural history, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History of the Americas, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, History of the Americas: pre-Columbian period, HISTORY / Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, Culture; World History