In 1532, when Pizarro conquered Peru, the Inca realm was one of the largest empires on earth, rivalling that of Ming China or the Ottoman Turks. But this glittering culture only obscured the rich and diverse civilizations that had preceded it: Chavin, Moche, Nazca, Tiwanaku, Huari and Chimu. More research into this heritage has been conducted during the last generation than ever before. This book presents a major synthesis of these new findings, a survey of the great South American civilizations, of equal fascination for student, scholar or traveller.

The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru

History

Michael E. Moseley

Americas

Thames&Hudson

Exhibition Catalog. Covers ancient styles, geography, technology, and more. Illustrated. Map. 76p. Bibliography. Drawings, photographs, and beautiful color plates.

Peru's Golden Treasures: An essay on five ancient styles

Field Museum of Natural History

At a time of increasing globalization and worldwide vulnerability, the study of disasters has become an important focus for anthropological research-one where the four fields of anthropology are synthesized to address the multidimensionality of the effects to a community's social structures and relationship to the environment. Using a variety of natural and technological disasters-including Mexican earthquakes, drought in the Andes and in Africa, the nuclear meltdown at Chernobyl, the Exxon Valdez oil spill, the Oakland firestorm, and the Bhopal gas disaster-the authors of this volume explore the potentials of disaster for ecological, political-economic, and cultural approaches to anthropology along with the perspectives of archaeology and history. They also discuss the connection between theory and practice and what anthropology can do for disaster management.

Catastrophe & Culture: The Anthropology of Disaster (Peppercanister)

Sharon Stephens

Robert Paine

Susanna M. Hoffman

Anthony Oliver-Smith

Gregory V. Button

Christopher L. Dyer

Virginia Garcia-Acosta

J. Terrence McCabe

S. Ravi Rajan

Historical Study & Educational Resources

School of American Research Press

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