Cusco : Urbanism and Archaeology in the Inka World /

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An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Farrington, Ian S. (Author)
Other Authors: Janusek, John Wayne, 1963- (writer of forward.), Masson, Marilyn A. (writer of forward.), Smith, Michael Ernest, 1953- (writer of forward.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2013.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Urbanization.
Social conditions.
Human settlements.
City planning.
Cities and towns.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Archaeology.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
Établissements humains > Perou > Cuzco.
Urbanisation > Perou > Cuzco.
Villes > Perou > Cuzco.
Human settlements > Peru > Cuzco.
Urbanization > Peru > Cuzco.
City planning > Peru > Cuzco.
Cities and towns > Peru > Cuzco.
Cuzco.
Peru > Cuzco.
Cuzco (Peru) > Social conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Urbanism in prehispanic Andes
  • Inka architecture and urban buildings
  • Canons of Inka settlement planning
  • Archaeology and the town
  • A historical topography of Cusco
  • Analysis of the Cusco town plan
  • Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples
  • Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units
  • Urban life
  • Suburbs and the inner heartland
  • Ceremony and ritual
  • The navel of the world
  • Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.

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