The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold (New Horizons)

The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold (New Horizons)

by Carmen Bernand (Author), Carmen Bernand (Author), Paul Bahn (Author)

Synopsis

When Pizarro arrived in Peru in 1532 he found a vast empire rich in gold and silver. Ruled by monarchs claiming descent from the sun, its people built roads, bridges and fields through the Andes. But within months the empire had been conquered and its subjects killed or enslaved.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Edition: 01
Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
Published: 18 Apr 1994

ISBN 10: 0500300402
ISBN 13: 9780500300404
Book Overview: The story of a magnificent civilization from its earliest origins to its bloody demise

Author Bio
An anthropologist and a historian, Carmen Bernand studied anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires, where she became interested in Andean populations. Paul Bahn is co-author of Thames & Hudson's bestselling Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice, and author of Images of the Ice Age, widely regarded as the standard introduction to cave art.