The Inca Empire: The Formation and Disintegration of a Pre-Capitalist State
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The Inca Empire: The Formation and Disintegration of a Pre-Capitalist State
By (Author) Thomas C. Patterson
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Berg Publishers
1st September 2010
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
History of the Americas
Anthropology
985
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 138mm, Height 216mm, Spine 13mm
Description
The last of the Andean civilizations, Inca society was the product of complex historical and social processes of class and state formation. This study examines the contradictions, tensions and conflicts these processes engendered and explores the involvement of Europeans in Andean life after the 1530s as it resulted in new forms of exploitation and repression.
Reviews
'A fascinating study in macro-sociology and state development...' Christian Sociological Society Newsletter '... will make a valuable addition to the libraries of those interested in the history of the Inca Empire and in the theory of state development and dissolution.' The Americas
Author Bio
Thomas C. Patterson Professor and Chair of Anthropology,University of California at Riverside
