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UNINA9910452594603321 |
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Farrington Ian S |
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Titolo |
Cusco [[electronic resource] ] : urbanism and archaeology in the Inka world / / Ian Farrington ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek |
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Gainesville, : University Press of Florida, c2013 |
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0-8130-4632-7 |
0-8130-4509-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (455 p.) |
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Collana |
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Ancient cities of the new world |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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SmithMichael Ernest <1953-> |
MassonMarilyn A |
JanusekJohn Wayne <1963-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Cities and towns - Peru - Cuzco |
City planning - Peru - Cuzco |
Urbanization - Peru - Cuzco |
Human settlements - Peru - Cuzco |
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Cuzco (Peru) Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning. |
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