The Inca Empire: The Formation and Disintegration of a Pre-Capitalist State

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Inca Empire: The Formation and Disintegration of a Pre-Capitalist State
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Thomas C. Patterson
SeriesExplorations in Anthropology
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:256
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreArchaeology
ISBN/Barcode 9780854963485
ClassificationsDewey:985
Audience
General
Illustrations illustrations, bibliography, index

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Berg Publishers
Publication Date 9 February 1992
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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