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Southeast Inka frontiers : boundaries and interactions
Imperial frontiers are a fascinating stage for studying the interactions of people, institutions, and their environments. In this volume, Sonia Alconini examines a part of present-day Bolivia that was once a territory at the edge of the Inka empire. Along this frontier, the Inka, one of the New Worl...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gainesville
: University Press of Florida
, Mai 2017
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| Online Access: | http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.5744/florida/9780813062914.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Sonia Alconini |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : Florida Scholarship Online / Archaeology Collection |
| Summary: | Imperial frontiers are a fascinating stage for studying the interactions of people, institutions, and their environments. In this volume, Sonia Alconini examines a part of present-day Bolivia that was once a territory at the edge of the Inka empire. Along this frontier, the Inka, one of the New World's most powerful polities, came into repeated conflict with tropical lowland groups like the Gaurani-speaking Chiriguano. In response, the Inkas constructed a militarized frontier, which has for the most part been oversimplified in ethnohistorical accounts that frequently portray the Inka as a civilized empire resisting invasion by 'savage and barbarian' groups. Using extensive field research, Alconini explores the modes of direct contact between the Inkas and eastern tropical lowland populations, a situation often overlooked in studies of the area. Ancient imperial frontiers and the Inka -- Inka Andean imperialism: assessing the southeastern Inka frontier -- Ethnohistory: the southeastern Inka frontier and the Guaraní invasions -- Regional changes within the Inka frontier zone: the multiethnic Valley of Oroncota -- Excavations in the Oroncota Inka complex -- At the frontier edge: regional changes in Khosko Toro -- Excavations in the Cuzcotuyo Inka Fortress -- Conclusion: Dynamics of the southeastern Inka frontier |
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| Item Description: | Previously issued in print: 2016.. - Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource) |
| ISBN: | 9780813059631 |
