The Royal Commentaries of the Incas and the General History of Peru: Abridged,9780872208438

The Royal Commentaries of the Incas and the General History of Peru: Abridged

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ISBN13: 9780872208438
ISBN10: 0872208435
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-09-30
Publisher(s): Hackett Pub Co Inc
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Summary

This new abridgment of both volumes of Livermore's classic translation presents those selections that comprise Garcilaso's historical narrative. Karen Spalding's new Introduction and notes set Garcilaso in his intellectual, historical, and cultural contexts.

Table of Contents

Map of Northwestern South America vii
Map of Modern Cusco viii
Map of Inca Cusco ix
Introduction xi
Further Reading in English xxix
ROYAL COMMENTARIES OF THE INCAS AND GENERAL HISTORY OF PERU 1(218)
Part I
Chapter 1 The New World and Its Inhabitants
1(10)
Chapter 2 Inca Culture
11(11)
Chapter 3 The Inca State
22(4)
Chapter 4 Inca Society
26(16)
Chapter 5 The Organization and Festivals of the Incas
42(19)
Chapter 6 Description of Cusco and the Conquests of Inca Yupanqui
61(13)
Chapter 7 The Empire before the Arrival of the Spaniards
74(8)
Chapter 8 The Deeds of Huayna Capac and the Wars of Huascar and Atahuallpa
82(17)
Part II
Chapter 1 The Expedition to Peru and the Capture of the Inca
99(14)
Chapter 2 Pizarro and Almagro and the Inca
113(25)
Chapter 3 War among the Spaniards
138(31)
Chapter 4 Rebellion against the New Laws
169(18)
Chapter 5 The Restoration of Order in Peru
187(25)
Chapter 6 La Gasca Reallocates the Indians and Restores Order
212(7)
Index 219

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