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At Home With the Sapa Inca : Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero, Pa...
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- Book Title
- At Home With the Sapa Inca : Architecture, Space, and Legacy at C
- ISBN
- 9781477302507
- Subject Area
- Art, History, Social Science
- Publication Name
- At Home with the Sapa Inca : Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero
- Item Length
- 11.1 in
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Subject
- Caribbean & Latin American, Archaeology, Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, Latin America / South America
- Series
- Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas Ser.
- Publication Year
- 2015
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Width
- 8.6 in
- Item Weight
- 26.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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This major architectural survey and analysis of the Inca royal estate at Chinchero significantly increases our understanding of how the Inca conceived, constructed, and gave meaning to their built environment.
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Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
1477302506
ISBN-13
9781477302507
eBay Product ID (ePID)
205726480
Product Key Features
Publication Name
At Home with the Sapa Inca : Architecture, Space, and Legacy at Chinchero
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Caribbean & Latin American, Archaeology, Latin America / Pre-Columbian Era, Latin America / South America
Series
Recovering Languages and Literacies of the Americas Ser.
Publication Year
2015
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.1 in
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Width
8.6 in
Item Weight
26.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2014-037027
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Lc Classification Number
F3429.3.A65n37 2015
Reviews
This engaging, meticulously researched, and clearly written monograph is well suited for course adaptation. It promises to become one of the classic studies of the Inca and their magnificent architectural legacy, and to serve as puncu, an opening from which future studies will follow., This is an impressive and important contribution to Andean studies and to the anthropological study of landscape and architecture. The volume is full of nuanced analyses of the construction and experience of Chinchero. Nair presents fascinating interpretations throughout the book and touches on a wide range of theoretical domains. . . . [A] wonderful and erudite book that will inform analyses of the Inca state for years to come., Insightful, evocative, and thoroughly researched, Stella Nair's new book explores the distinctive architectural spaces and structures of the royal Inca palace.... This wonderful work will be of great interest to Andeanists of all disciplines. Its highly accessible nature makes it ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in architectural history, art history, and archeology, anthropology, and the history of Latin America., [At Home with the Sapa Inca fosters] a deeper understanding of Inka culture, especially as it was borne out through elite practices and space...[It] would be useful for both casual and specialist readers interested in Inka and architectural history. It offers a real insights into Inka life and architectural style., This is exactly the sort of book I wanted. This is exactly the sort of book you probably want, if you're interested in the Inca and even possibly if you aren't. Of all the Inca Imperial material I've read, this is the one I would recommend most highly., This is exactly the sort of book I wanted. This is exactly the sort of book you probably want, if you're interested in the Inca and even possibly if you aren't. Of all the Inca Imperial material I've read, this is the one I would recommend most highly. , El detallado análisis arquitectónico efectuado por Stella Nair, a partir de sus observaciones en Chinchero y la atenta lectura de diversas fuentes etnohistóricas coloniales, convierten a este libro en un importante referente para el estudio e interpretación de la arquitectura imperial incaica., This important book offers a superb study of Topa Inca's palace complex at Chinchero, Peru, organizing its analysis around Inca concepts and architectural features, and through the spatial progression through which the site would have been experienced. Nair foregrounds how Inca architecture delineated and sacralized space while producing stages for performance, and she provides and excellent reading of the politics of place and movement., Remarkable...The book's seven chapters expertly guide the reader trough the experience of space at Chinchero., Nair's book is an important contribution to Andean scholarship, demonstrating that a nuanced appreciation of architectural space can result in surprising insights about an ancient culture., [ At Home with the Sapa Inca fosters] a deeper understanding of Inka culture, especially as it was borne out through elite practices and space...[It] would be useful for both casual and specialist readers interested in Inka and architectural history. It offers a real insights into Inka life and architectural style., As eloquent and sure-footed as it is insightful and practical, both generalists and specialists will appreciate the volume's detailed analysis of Inca architecture and landscape rooted in close observation and measurement, archaeology, ethnohistoric sources, and the acuity of a phenomenological methodology. . . In sum, At Home with the Sapa Inca is a critical addition to Andean studies., El detallado anlisis arquitectnico efectuado por Stella Nair, a partir de sus observaciones en Chinchero y la atenta lectura de diversas fuentes etnohistricas coloniales, convierten a este libro en un importante referente para el estudio e interpretacin de la arquitectura imperial incaica., As eloquent and sure-footed as it is insightful and practical, both generalists and specialists will appreciate the volume's detailed analysis of Inca architecture and landscape rooted in close observation and measurement, archaeology, ethnohistoric sources, and the acuity of a phenomenological methodology. . . In sum, At Home with the Sapa Inca is a critical addition to Andean studies., Clearly written and beautifully illustrated, At Home with the Sapa Inca will be of great interest to scholars interested in learning about the production of space at the center of an ancient empire, and how the intended meanings and actions of these spaces changed relative to historical and political transformations., This is an impressive and important contribution to Andean studies and to the anthropological study of landscape and architecture. The volume is full of nuanced analyses of the construction and experience of Chinchero. Nair presents fascinating interpretations throughout the book and touches on a wide range of theoretical domains. . . . [A] wonderful and erudite book that will inform analyses of the Inca state for years to come.
Table of Content
Acknowledgments Quechua Introduction 1. Pirca - Wall 2. Pacha - Place and Time 3. Pampa - Plaza 4. Puncu - Doorway 5. Uasi - House 6. Pata - Platform 7. Llacta - Community Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Copyright Date
2015
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