Ancient People of the Andes /

Ancient People of the Andes / / Michael A. Malpass.

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In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass describes the prehistory of western South America from initial colonization to the Spanish Conquest. All the major cultures of this region, from the Moche to the Inkas, receive thoughtful treatment, from their emergence to their demise or evolution....

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Malpass, Michael A.,
Place / Publishing House:Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2016]
©2016
Year of Publication:2016
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (312 p.) :; 8-page color insert, 60 halftones, 43 line figures, 14 maps, 3 tables, 2 charts
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • 1. LEARNING ABOUT THE PAST
  • 2. GEOGRAPHY OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH ANDES
  • 3. THE TIME BEFORE TEMPLES
  • 4. SETTLING DOWN AND SETTLING IN
  • 5. SOCIETAL GROWTH AND DIFFERENTIATION
  • 6. OF MASKS AND MONOLITHS
  • 7. ART AND POWER
  • 8. CLASH OF THE TITANS?
  • 9. AUCA RUNA, THE EPOCH OF WARFARE
  • 10. EXPANSION AND EMPIRE
  • NOTES
  • REFERENCES CITED
  • INDEX
  • Plates

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