University of Oklahoma Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806119241 9780806119243 [US]

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1988. 919880, 396pp, illus., light shelfwear to cover, slight foxing to pg edges, contents clean.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 1988. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806119241 9780806119243 [US]

University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1985-03-15. Paperback. Good. 1985. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806119241 9780806119243 [US]

Norman, OK: University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1985. 396 pages, [6] leaves of plates, illustrations; 22 cm. Civilization of the American Indian Series, vol. 69. Tight, clean copy. "A great account of a classic Indian civilization, this book tells the story of a people who, hatched in a small pocket of the Peruvian sierra, rose in the end to become the architects and chief beneficiaries of an empire they called Tahuantinsuyo, the Four Quarters. Tahuantinsuyo, with Cuzco as its highly respected seat of government and the official residence of the ruling Inca, was a sacred empire. Its territorial aggrandizement was a function of its religious mission, while, reciprocally, its thirst for power dictated what were to be the lineaments of its most holy beliefs. When the sense of divine mission began to fail, the empire incontinently collapsed. But the history of the Inca Empire was more than just a prelude to the Spanish conquest under Francisco Pizarro in 1532. The swift creation of the remarkable state is important in that it is in no way related to the traditions of the European and Asiatic empires. Further, even though the Incas were a people few in numbers, they succeeded in creating a highly bureaucratic organization exceedingly rich in religious ceremonialism. The Incas, dwelling in the highlands of modern Peru, were consolidated by Manco Capac perhaps as early as the eleventh century. Under the rule of a despotic head, known as the Inca, the empire was expanded by ...

Norman, Oklahoma.: University of Oklahoma Press, Date: 1985. Book. Fine. Soft cover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Softcover 1985 edition. Text and covers in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean.(396 pages). 1985. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806119241 9780806119243 [US]

University of Oklahoma Press. paperback. New. 6x1x9. University of Oklahoma Press ISBN 0806119241 9780806119243 [US]

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ISBN10: 0806119241, ISBN13: 9780806119243, [publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr] Softcover reprint edition. 404 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.
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