The last of the Andean civilizations, Inca society was the product of complex historical and social processes of class and state formation. This study examines the contradictions, tensions and conflicts these processes engendered and explores the involvement of Europeans in Andean life after the 1530s as it resulted in new forms of exploitation and repression.
Author Biography
Thomas C. Patterson Professor and Chair of Anthropology,University of California at Riverside
Reviews
'A fascinating study in macro-sociology and state development...' Christian Sociological Society Newsletter '... will make a valuable addition to the libraries of those interested in the history of the Inca Empire and in the theory of state development and dissolution.' The Americas
