02866nam 2200613 a 450 991095470890332120230422042558.097815872929411587292947(CKB)111056486862666(EBL)837095(OCoLC)50406523(SSID)ssj0000245177(PQKBManifestationID)11237128(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245177(PQKBWorkID)10176158(PQKB)10450478(MiAaPQ)EBC837095(MdBmJHUP)muse12512(Au-PeEL)EBL837095(CaPaEBR)ebr10477352(Perlego)2855768(EXLCZ)9911105648686266619981116d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe shape of Inca history narrative and architecture in an Andean empire /Susan A. NilesIowa City University of Iowa Pressc19991 online resource (361 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780877456735 0877456739 Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-325) and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on the Orthography and Translation; A Note on the Illustrations; Introduction; 1. Genre and Context in Inca Historical Narratives; 2. Structuring Remembered History; 3. Making History Visible; 4. Huayna Capac's History; 5. Huayna Capac's Royal Estate; 6. The Architecture on the Estate; 7. The Agricultural Works on the Estate; 8. Huayna Capac's Built Legacy; 9. Inca Architecture in Historical Context; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; IndexIn The Shape of Inca History, Susan Niles considers the ways in which the Inca concept of history informed their narratives, rituals, and architecture. Using sixteenth-century chronicles of Inca culture, legal documents from the first generation of conquest, and field investigation of architectural remains, she strategically explores the interplay of oral and written histories with the architectural record and provides a new and exciting understanding of the lives of the royal families on the eve of conquest.Niles focuses on the life of Huayna Capac, the Inca king wInca architecturePeruYucay RegionIncasPeruYucay RegionHistoriographyIncasPeruYucay RegionKings and rulersInca architectureIncasHistoriography.IncasKings and rulers.985/.37985.37Niles Susan A1804513MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910954708903321The shape of Inca history4352585UNINA