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Author : John Hyslop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Inka Road System written by John Hyslop and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ramiro Matos
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588345459
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)
Download or read book The Great Inka Road written by Ramiro Matos and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2015-09-08 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compelling collection of essays explores the Qhapaq nan (or Great Inca Road), an extensive network of trails reaching modern-day Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina. These roads and the accompanying agricultural terraces and structures that have survived for more than six centuries are a testament to the advanced engineering and construction skills of the Inca people. The Qhapaq nan also spurred an important process of ecological and community integration across the Andean region. This book, the companion volume to a National Museum of the American Indian exhibition of the same name, features essays on six main themes: the ancestors of the Inca, Cusco as the center of the empire, road engineering, road transportation and integration, the road in the Colonial era, and the road today. Beautifully designed and featuring more than 225 full-color illustrations, The Great Inka Road is a fascinating look at this enduring symbol of the Andean peoples' strength and adaptability.
Author : Terence N. D'Altroy
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444331159
Total Pages : 578 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)
Download or read book The Incas written by Terence N. D'Altroy and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over the last decade. • Written by one of the world’s leading experts on Inca civilization • Covers Inca history, politics, economy, ideology, society, and military organization • Explores advances in research that include pre-imperial Inca society; the royal capital of Cuzco; the sacred landscape; royal estates; Machu Picchu; provincial relations; the khipu information-recording technology; languages, time frames, gender relations, effects on human biology, and daily life • Explicitly examines how the Inca world view and philosophy affected the character of the empire • Illustrated with over 90 maps, figures, and photographs
Author : UNESCO
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9231004794
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Qhapaq Ñan, Andean Road System written by UNESCO and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2021-12-31 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Hyslop
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 029276264X
Total Pages : 623 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (927 download)
Download or read book Inka Settlement Planning written by John Hyslop and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 623 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Spanish conquest in the sixteenth century A.D., the Inka Empire stretched along the Pacific side of South America, all the way from Ecuador to northwest Argentina. Though today many Inka researchers focus on the imperial capital of Cuzco, Peru, and surrounding areas, ruins of Inka settlements abound throughout the vast territory of the former empire and offer many clues about how the empire was organized, managed, and defended. These outlying settlements, as well as those in the Cuzco area, form the basis for John Hyslop's detailed study Inka Settlement Planning. Using extensive aerial photography and detailed site maps, Hyslop studies the design of several dozen settlements spread throughout the empire. In addition to describing their architecture and physical infrastructure, he gives special emphasis to the symbolic aspects of each site's design. Hyslop speculates that the settlement plans incorporate much iconography expressive of Inka ideas about the state, the cosmos, and relationships to non-Inka peoples—iconography perhaps only partially related to the activities that took place within the sites. And he argues that Inka planning concepts applied not only to buildings but also to natural features (stone outcrops, water sources, and horizons) and specialized landscaping (terracing). Of interest to a wide readership in archaeology, architecture, urbanization, empire building, and Andean travel, Inka Settlement Planning charts one of Native America's greatest achievements.
Author : Karin Muller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780792277279
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (772 download)
Download or read book Along the Inca Road written by Karin Muller and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Muller shares her seven-month adventure along the treacherous, starkly beautiful expanse of this ancient route. Along the way, she tries her hand at bull-fighting, paddles a reed boat, and accompanies the Ecuadorian military on a de-mining patrol. Photos.
Author : Charles D. Trombold
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521383374
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (213 download)
Download or read book Ancient Road Networks and Settlement Hierarchies in the New World written by Charles D. Trombold and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-11-28 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The presence of ancient road networks in the New World is a puzzle, because they predate the use of wheeled transport vehicles. But whatever their diverse functions may have been, they remain the only tangible indication of how extinct American societies were regionally organised. Contributors to this volume, originally published in 1991, describe past studies of prehispanic roads in the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central and South America, paying special attention to their significance for economic and political organisation, as well as regional communication.
Author : Dan McNichol
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781402734687
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (346 download)
Download or read book The Roads that Built America written by Dan McNichol and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The year 2006 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Interstate System, the most incredible road system in the world. Created by Dwight D. Eisenhower, whose WW II experiences taught him the necessity of a superhighway for military transport and evacuation in wartime, today's Interstate System is what connects our coasts and our borders, our cities and small towns. It's made possible our suburban lifestyle and caused the vast proliferation of businesses from HoJos to Holiday Inns. And if you order something online, most likely it's a truck barreling along an interstate that gets the product to your door. Written by bestselling author Dan McNichol, The Roads that Built America is the fascinating story of the largest engineering project the world has ever known.
Author : Craig Morris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)
Download or read book The Inka Empire and Its Andean Origins written by Craig Morris and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sponsored by the American Museum of Natural History, this illustrated history of the Inkas and their predecessors offers a fresh appraisal of a remarkable civilization.
Author : Mariana Llanos
Publisher : Barefoot Books
ISBN 13 : 1646862538
Total Pages : 38 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (468 download)
Download or read book Run, Little Chaski! written by Mariana Llanos and published by Barefoot Books. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this tale set in the ancient Inka (sometimes spelled Inca) empire, Little Chaski has a big job: he is the Inka King’s newest royal messenger. On his first day delivering messages he stops to help several creatures in need along the way, causing him to nearly miss his sunset deadline. But the kindness he bestowed on these animals winds up helping him in surprising ways. Descriptive language and bold illustrations give readers insight into Little Chaski’s nervousness and excitement as he runs the Inka Trail, working earnestly to fulfill the responsibilities of his new role.
Author : Kevin Lane
Publisher : Reaktion Books
ISBN 13 : 1789145473
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (891 download)
Download or read book The Inca written by Kevin Lane and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2022-04-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From their mythical origins to astonishing feats of engineering, an expertly informed reassessment of one of the great empires of the Americas: the Inca. In their heyday, the Inca ruled over the largest land empire in the Americas, reaching the pinnacle of South American civilization. Known as the “Romans of the Americas,” these fabulous engineers converted the vertiginous, challenging landscapes of the Andes into a fertile region able to feed millions, alongside building royal estates such as Machu Picchu and a 40,000-kilometer-long road network crisscrossed by elegant braided-rope suspension bridges. Beautifully illustrated, this book examines the mythical origins and history of the Inca, including their economy, society, technology, and beliefs. Kevin Lane reconsiders previous theories while proposing new interpretations concerning the timeline of Inca expansion, their political organization, and the role of women in their society while showcasing how their legacy endures today.
Author : Susan E. Alcock
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118244303
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (182 download)
Download or read book Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World written by Susan E. Alcock and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-03-20 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highways, Byways, and Road Systems in the Pre-Modern World reveals the significance and interconnectedness of early civilizations’ pathways. This international collection of readings providing a description and comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of transport and communication across pre-modern cultures. Offers a comparative analysis of several sophisticated systems of overland transport and communication networks across pre-modern cultures Addresses the burgeoning interest in connectivity and globalization in ancient history, archaeology, anthropology, and recent work in network analysis Explores the societal, cultural, and religious implications of various transportation networks around the globe Includes contributions from an international team of scholars with expertise on pre-modern India, China, Japan, the Americas, North Africa, Europe, and the Near East Structured to encourage comparative thinking across case studies
Author : David A. Graff
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108901190
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The Cambridge History of War: Volume 2, War and the Medieval World written by David A. Graff and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2020-10-01 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume II of The Cambridge History of War covers what in Europe is commonly called 'the Middle Ages'. It includes all of the well-known themes of European warfare, from the migrations of the Germanic peoples and the Vikings through the Reconquista, the Crusades and the age of chivalry, to the development of state-controlled gunpowder-wielding armies and the urban militias of the later middle ages; yet its scope is world-wide, ranging across Eurasia and the Americas to trace the interregional connections formed by the great Arab conquests and the expansion of Islam, the migrations of horse nomads such as the Avars and the Turks, the formation of the vast Mongol Empire, and the spread of new technologies – including gunpowder and the earliest firearms – by land and sea.
Author : Adam Herring
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107094364
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Art and Vision in the Inca Empire written by Adam Herring and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-05-22 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new, art-historical interpretation of pre-contact Inca culture and power and includes over sixty color images.
Author : Richard L. Burger
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300097638
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Machu Picchu written by Richard L. Burger and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the status of contemporary research on Incan civilization, and addresses mysteries of the founding and abandonment of Machu Picchu, charting its archaeological history from 1911 to the present.
Author : Henry Moon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 136 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (555 download)
Download or read book The Interstate Highway System written by Henry Moon and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Di Michael A. Giovine
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 0739114352
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (391 download)
Download or read book The Heritage-scape written by Di Michael A. Giovine and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores how the mere designation of World Heritage sites can achieve UNESCO's goal of creating lasting worldwide peace. Drawing on ethnography, policy analysis, and a sophisticated fusion of anthropological theories, Di Giovine convincingly reveals the existence of a global heritage-scape and provides a detailed yet expansive look at the politics and processes, histories and structures, and the rituals and symbolisms of the interrelated phenomena of tourism, historic preservation, and UNESCO's World Heritage Convention.
