Identity and power in the ancient Andes : Tiwanaku cities through time /

The Tiwanaku state was the political and cultural center of ancient Andean civilization for almost 700 years. Identity and Power is the result of ten years of research that has revealed significant new data. Janusek explores the origins, development, and collapse of this ancient state through the le...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Janusek, John Wayne, 1963-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
Series:Critical perspectives in identity, memory, and the built environment.
Subjects:
Tiwanaku culture.
Urban Indians > South America.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley > Ethnic identity.
Indians of South America > Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley > Social life and customs.
Culture de Tiahuanaco.
HISTORY.
Urban Indians
Antiquities
Indians of South America > Ethnic identity
Indians of South America > Social life and customs
Tiwanaku culture
Tiwanaku Site (Bolivia)
Lukurmata Site (Bolivia)
Tiwanaku River Valley (Bolivia) > Antiquities.
Tiahuanaco (Bolivie : Site archéologique)
Lukurmata (Bolivie : Site archéologique)
South America
Bolivia > Lukurmata Site
Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley
Bolivia > Tiwanaku Site
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Identity and power in the past
  • Identity and power in the Altiplano
  • Investigating and interpreting Tiwanaku
  • Ritual, society, and the rise of urbanism
  • Tiwanaku : urbanism and social identity
  • Lukurmata : urbanism and community identity
  • Urban transformation in Tiwanaku
  • Transformation in the Katari Valley and beyond
  • State collapse and cultural revolution
  • Conclusions.

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