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Author
Publisher
Greenwood Press
Pub. Date
1996
Physical Desc
xxix, 164 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Looks at everyday life in the Inca empire, based on current research. Reconstructs Inca way of life using information on life-cycle events, food and drink, dress and ornaments, recreation, religious rituals, the calendar, and the labor tax. Timeline of Inca history, glossary of terms, and bibliography make the work appropriate for classroom use"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
5) The Incas
Author
Series
Publisher
Blackwell
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xv, 391 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Incas were a small ethic group from the southern Peruvian highlands who created the greatest empire ever seen in the independent Americas--an empire of 10 to 12 million people. Inca history, largely presented to us by the conquering Spanish, reveals a rich culture of stunning achievement. In many ways, Inca life was defined by its unique geographical setting in the Andes, whose climate influenced everything from the crops the Incas grew to the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Children's Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
139 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's history with the nasty bits left in! Want to know. Why llamas wore earrings and drank beer? How a bucket of stewed pee can make you beautiful? Why servants ate the emperor's hair? Discover all the foul facts about the Incredible Incas - all the gore and more!
Author
Publisher
Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich
Pub. Date
[1970]
Edition
[1st American ed.]
Physical Desc
641 p. illus., facsim., geneal. tables, maps, plates, ports. 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1532, the magnificent Inca empire was the last great civilization still isolated from the rest of humankind. The Conquest of the Incas is the definitive history of this civilization's overthrow, from the invasion by Pizarro's small gang of conquistadors and the Incas' valiant attempts to expel the invaders to the destruction of the Inca realm, the oppression of its people, and the modern discoveries of Machu Picchu and the lost city of Vilcabamba....
13) The ancient Inca
Author
Series
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
128 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Smithsonian Institution Press
Pub. Date
1974
Physical Desc
vii, 248 p. : ill., maps, photographs ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
The volume begins with a brief history of archeological research and a description of the environmental setting. Succeeding chapters trace cultural development, beginning with the arrival of the first hunter-gatherers, continuing through periods of regionalism and integration, and culminating with the emergence of the Inca Empire. -- P. [4] of cover.
18) The Inca
Author
Series
Publisher
Childrens Press
Pub. Date
c1985
Physical Desc
45 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Traces the rise of the Incan civilization with emphasis on their culture, social structure, government, economy, and the fatal encounter with the Spanish conquistadors which brought about the end of their society.
19) The Inca
Author
Series
Publisher
Children's Press
Pub. Date
c2003
Physical Desc
47 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Describes the Inca civilization from its beginnings to the days of the Spanish conquest.
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