可借阅:*
图书馆 | 资料类型 | 排架号 | 子计数 | 书架位置 | 状态 | 图书预约 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
正在检索... Branch | Book | M 985.004 M852 | 1 | Juvenile Collection | 正在检索... 未知 | 正在检索... 不可借阅 |
正在检索... South | Book | 985.01 MOSELEY | 1 | Non-fiction Collection | 正在检索... 未知 | 正在检索... 不可借阅 |
正在检索... West | Book | 985 MOS | 1 | Non-fiction Collection | 正在检索... 未知 | 正在检索... 不可借阅 |
链接这些题名
已订购
摘要
摘要
In 1532, when Pizarro conquered Peru, the Inca realm was one of the largest empires on earth, rivalling that of Ming China or the Ottoman Turks. This glittering culture however only obscured the rich and diverse civilizations that had preceded it: Chavin, Moche, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Huari and Chimu. Intense research into this heritage has been carried out during the last generation and this work presents a synthesis of these new findings.
评论 (2)
Choice 评论
Moseley (University of Florida) has done a magnificent job of summarizing and interpreting the archaeology of Peru. There has been a veritable flood of Andean studies in recent decades and because of this wealth of new information from archaeology, anthropology, ecology, and history, our grasp of Andean development is "undergoing a profound revolution." The scope of this highly readable book ranges from the first arrival of humans to the Spanish conquest. The style is crisp and the approach is apt; Andean prehistory is seen as an extraordinary adaptation to environmental extremes from coastal desert and oases, to high altitude, to tropical rain forest. The illustrations are superb; the bibliography is adequate, although organized by chapter rather than alphabetically; good index. The last summary of Andean prehistory (Geoffrey Bushnell, Peru, 1957) is hereby superseded. A book that will appeal to scholars, students, and travelers alike. G. A. Konitzky; Clarion University of Pennsylvania
《图书馆杂志》(Library Journal )书评
Three decades of progress in understanding the 12,000 years of known Peruvian prehistory are concisely synthesized in this book. Like most authors who write about ancient Peru, Moseley organizes his narrative around the Inca, celebrating their magnificent achievements in art and architecture. He sets himself apart by exploring the role of climatic and environmental change in the area's social and economic evolution, arguing that Andean civilization can only be understood as a response to the stresses of wide differences in altitude, tectonism, and erratic rainfall. An underlying theme is that knowledge of prehistory can illuminate the contemporary human condition. This book covers well-traveled ground, but it has a freshness that should make it the preferred reference, replacing classics such as G.H.S. Bushnell's Peru (Praeger, 1963. rev. ed.) and introducing scholarly works such as R.W. Keatinge's Peruvian Prehistory (Cambridge Univ. Pr., 1988). Recommended for both lay readers and scholars.-- William S. Dancey, Ohio State Univ., Columbus (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
目录
Chapter 1 Introduction | p. 7 |
The Incas | p. 9 |
The conquest | p. 11 |
The historical record | p. 12 |
The archaeological record | p. 17 |
Chapter 2 Land of the Four Quarters | p. 25 |
The Cordillera | p. 25 |
Geography of the Four Quarters | p. 32 |
Making a living | p. 43 |
Chapter 3 The Inca Model of Statecraft | p. 51 |
The cosmos | p. 51 |
The ayllu | p. 53 |
Statecraft | p. 70 |
Chapter 4 Colonization of the Cordillera | p. 87 |
The colonization process | p. 87 |
Adaptive dispersal | p. 92 |
Domestication | p. 102 |
Chapter 5 The Preceramic Foundations of Civilization | p. 107 |
Preceramic economies | p. 107 |
Social formations | p. 114 |
Arts | p. 115 |
Monumental architecture | p. 117 |
Chapter 6 The Initial Period and Early Horizon | p. 131 |
Irrigation agriculture | p. 133 |
Monumental architecture | p. 136 |
Highland developments | p. 143 |
The Titicaca Basin | p. 154 |
The Early Horizon | p. 158 |
The southern sphere | p. 158 |
Chavin and the northern sphere | p. 163 |
Chapter 7 The Early Intermediate Period | p. 173 |
North coast | p. 174 |
The central and south coasts | p. 196 |
The sierra | p. 203 |
The altiplano | p. 208 |
Chapter 8 The Middle Horizon | p. 223 |
Moche upheaval | p. 223 |
Huari adaptive dispersal | p. 230 |
Tiwanaku | p. 238 |
Chapter 9 The Late Intermediate Period | p. 245 |
The Titicaca region | p. 245 |
The southern sierra | p. 247 |
The central and northern sierra | p. 257 |
The central and south coasts | p. 258 |
Chimor and the north | p. 261 |
Epilogue | p. 276 |
Sources of Illustrations | p. 278 |
General Bibliography | p. 279 |
Archaeological Bibliography | p. 280 |
Index | p. 284 |