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Overview
Malpass focuses on large anthropological themes: why people settled down into agricultural communities, the origins of social inequalities, and the evolution of sociopolitical complexity. Ample illustrations, including eight color plates, visually document sites, societies, and cultural features. Introductory chapters cover archaeological concepts, dating issues, and the region's climate. The subsequent chapters, divided by time period, allow the reader to track changes in specific cultures over time.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781501703218 |
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Publisher: | Cornell University Press |
Publication date: | 05/27/2016 |
Pages: | 312 |
Product dimensions: | 8.30(w) x 9.50(h) x 1.00(d) |
Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
1 Learning about the Past 2 Geography of the Central and South Andes 3 The Time Before Temples: The Early and Middle Preceramic Periods 4 Settling Down and Settling In: The Late Preceramic Period 5 Societal Growth and Differentiation: The Initial Period 6 Of Masks and Monoliths: The Early Horizon 7 Art and Power: The Early Intermediate Period 8 Clash of the Titans? Tiwanaku, Wari, and the Middle Horizon 9 Auca Runa, the Epoch of Warfare: The Late Intermediate Period 10 Expansion and Empire: The Inkas and the Late HorizonWhat People are Saying About This
Michael A. Malpass has given his colleagues and fellow instructors of Andean archaeology a fine text with exceptionally broad and inclusive coverage of the diverse array of pre-Hispanic cultures that developed up and down the cordillera of western South America. Using his own recipe to create this textbook based on personal classroom observations, Malpass finds just the right blend of theoretical depth and reader-accessibility with a writing style that is clear, engaging, and infused with infectious enthusiasm.
In Ancient People of the Andes, Michael A. Malpass offers a balanced synthesis of the archaeological and historical record bearing on fundamental questions being addressed by contemporary scholars exploring an area of the Americas that has undergone explosive growth: How and why did Andean cultures develop into complex civilizations and to what extent did environmental and climate change play a role? Happily, there are more people than pots in archaeologist Malpass's book. A seasoned teacher as well, Malpass gives us a welcome, jargon-free narrative that differs from the ordinary by being highly student-oriented, yet his work will also appeal to readers well outside the classroom.
Ancient People of the Andes is a tour de force of synthesis and impressive scholarship on central Andean archaeology, from the earliest colonists to the Inka Empire. This book will appeal to all those interested in the magnificent civilizations that arose from sea level to the Andean peaks over the millennia.
Michael A. Malpass's clear and engaging writing, emphasis on explaining how archaeologists make interpretations, and discussion of alternative explanations of the Andean past make this an ideal book for undergraduate courses or people interested in an introduction to Andean prehistory.