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Title:
The great Inka road : engineering an empire / Ramiro Matos Mendieta & José Barreiro, editors.
Edition:
First edition.
Publisher:
National Museum of the American Indian in association with Smithsonian Books,
Copyright Date:
2015
Description:
xv, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 29 cm
Subject:
Qhapaq Ñan.
Inca roads.
Incas--Civilization.
Other Authors:
Barreiro, José, editor.
Matos Mendieta, Ramiro, editor.
National Museum of the American Indian (U.S.)
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index. New Book -- May -- 2016
Contents:
Preface / by G. Wayne Clough -- Foreword / by Kevin Gover -- Introduction : Strong in our hearts : the legacy of the Inka Road / José Barreiro -- The Qhapaq Ñan and its landscapes / Victoria Castro -- The Inka road system in the Valley of Cusco / Donato Amado Gonzales -- Inka city planning in Cusco / Ricardo Mar Medina and José Alejandro Beltrán-Caballero -- Mountains and the sacred landscape of the Inka / Christian Vitry -- The Inka trails near Machu Picchu / Kenneth R. Wright and Ruth M. Wright -- Spanning the Andes : history and technology of Inka suspension bridges / John Ochsendorf -- Qhapaq Ñan and the khipu : Inka administration on the road and along the cord / Gary Urton -- Messages from the Qhapaq Ñan : the chaskis and their contribution to Andean communication / Sergio Martin -- Llama caravans / Axel E. Nielsen -- The Inka Road to the Chinchaysuyu / José Luis Pino Matos -- Ceques, roads, and astronomy in Cusco and the Inka empire / R.T. Zuidema -- Tampus / Mauricio Rodríguez Uribe -- The Inka in Chile / José Berenguer -- Qhapaq Ñan : Andean road system through the Collasuyu to the end of the Tawantinsuyu / J. Roberto Bárcena -- Engineering the Inka Road / Clifford Schexnayder, Christine M. Fiori, and Gerardo Chang Recavarren -- Inka in Tiwanaku / Alexei Vranich -- Salt routes from Uyuni and Atacama / Karina A. Yager -- The Contisuyu road / Edmundo de la Vega Machicao -- Antisuyu / Mario A. Rivera -- The coca route / Samantha Pary Ghayour McKnew -- From Inka Road to royal road : the Inka Road in colonial times / Carmen Arellano -- Qeros and long-distance exchange / Emily Kaplan -- The living road / Ramiro Matos Mendieta.
Summary:
"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." --Publisher description.
ISBN:
1588344959
9781588344953
OCLC:
(OCoLC)891854157
LCCN:
2015005190
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)
PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

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