6 x 9. 352 pgs. 57 line art, 29 halftones, 9 tables. (2006) Cloth 978-0-472-11478-8 $80.00S  Available Add to Cart Search this Book's Content About the Book Praise Look Inside Series History, Languages, and Cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese Worlds Subjects Latin American Studies

How the Incas Built Their Heartland
State Formation and the Innovation of Imperial Strategies in the Sacred Valley, Peru

R. Alan Covey

Winner of the 2006 Godbey Lecture Series Author's Award at Southern Methodist University

An interdisciplinary study of the Inca's powerful campaign of unprecedented territorial expansion

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Praise for the Book

"In this volume, Covey makes a major contribution to Andean studies and, more broadly, the study of pre-Hispanic state formation and imperialism."
---The Americas

"Covey's integrative approach convincingly presents Inca imperial expansion not as the creation of a 'single charismatic individual' or a miraculous event, but as the contingent outcome of enduring traditions and strategies that developed over generations."
---The Americas

"The mystique of the Inca empire has rested on its vast size, remarkable citadels clinging to steep mountain slopes, amazing stone architecture--and to the apparent rapidity with which it arose. In dispelling the mystery of its rapid rise with evidence for a centuries long process of development within the imperial heartland near Cuzco, this book contributes greatly to our understanding of the Inca achievement."
---Craig Morris, Curator of South American Archaeology, American Museum of Natural History

"Skillfully researched and written, this book sets a bold new direction for the study of ancient states and empires."
---Brian S. Bauer, Professor of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago

"This eye opening book offers a new and utterly convincing explanation of the origins and development of the Inka state. Integrating archaeological with ethno historical evidence, Alan Covey describes a process of Inka state formation that extended over centuries. Meticulous review of existing scholarship joins hands with original archaeological and archival research. The work is both pioneering and authoritative, and will have a long term impact. For scholars of Andean antiquity, the book is a must read, and others studying early or archaic empires will find here thought provoking and illuminating material for comparison and contrast."
---Sabine MacCormack, University of Notre Dame