The Civilization Of The Incas
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High in the Andes mountains, a civilisation rose to dominate an entire continent — and The Civilization of the Incas by Jean-Claude Valla chronicles the breathtaking story of one of history's most remarkable empires. From the origins of the Inca state in the Cuzco valley to the vast Tawantinsuyu that stretched across modern-day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, this authoritative account presents the political structures, religious practices, agricultural ingenuity, and architectural mastery that defined a people without the wheel, iron, or written language, yet capable of constructing the magnificent Machu Picchu and an empire-spanning road network. Part of the prestigious Lost Civilizations series, this volume illustrates the Inca world with scholarly precision while maintaining an accessible, evocative tone that draws in both the general reader and the serious historian. Valla argues that the Inca achievement was not merely monumental in stone, but in the sophisticated social organisation of the mita labour system and the quipu record-keeping tradition that bound millions together under a single sovereign. The narrative closes on the shadow of the Spanish Conquest — leaving the reader to contemplate what the Inca civilisation might have become, had history turned even slightly differently.
Author: Jean-Claude Valla
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Editions Ferni
Genre: Ancient history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
High in the Andes mountains, a civilisation rose to dominate an entire continent — and The Civilization of the Incas by Jean-Claude Valla chronicles the breathtaking story of one of history's most remarkable empires. From the origins of the Inca state in the Cuzco valley to the vast Tawantinsuyu that stretched across modern-day Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Chile, this authoritative account presents the political structures, religious practices, agricultural ingenuity, and architectural mastery that defined a people without the wheel, iron, or written language, yet capable of constructing the magnificent Machu Picchu and an empire-spanning road network. Part of the prestigious Lost Civilizations series, this volume illustrates the Inca world with scholarly precision while maintaining an accessible, evocative tone that draws in both the general reader and the serious historian. Valla argues that the Inca achievement was not merely monumental in stone, but in the sophisticated social organisation of the mita labour system and the quipu record-keeping tradition that bound millions together under a single sovereign. The narrative closes on the shadow of the Spanish Conquest — leaving the reader to contemplate what the Inca civilisation might have become, had history turned even slightly differently.