Screen LibraryThe Incas：lords of the four quarters
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Thames & Hudson,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | 2011. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Ancient peoples and places |
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| Carrier Form: | 256 p.: ill. (some col.), maps ; 25 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780500021217 050002121X |
| Index Number: | K778 |
| CLC: | K778.2 |
| Call Number: | K778.2/M875 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 242-251) and index. Prologue : The road to Chachapoyas -- Introduction: Land of the four quarters -- The birth and growth of Tawantinsuyu -- The principles of Inca 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 s |