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Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art Culture)

Gary Urton

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Description:Inka khipus spun and plied cords that record information through intricate patterns of knots and colors constitute the only available primary sources on the Inka empire not mediated by the hands, minds, and motives of the conquering Europeans. As such, they offer direct insight into the worldview of the Inka a view that differs from European thought as much as khipus differ from alphabetic writing, which the Inka did not possess. Scholars have spent decades attempting to decipher the Inka khipus, and Gary Urton has become the world's leading authority on these artifacts.In Inka History in Knots, Urton marshals a lifetime of study to offer a grand overview of the types of quantative information recorded in khipus and to show how these records can be used as primary sources for an Inka history of the empire that focuses on statistics, demography, and the "longue duree" social processes that characterize a civilization continuously adapting to and exploiting its environment. Whether the Inka khipu keepers were registering census data, recording tribute, or performing many other administrative tasks, Urton asserts that they were key players in the organization and control of subject populations throughout the empire and that khipu record-keeping vitally contributed to the emergence of political complexity in the Andes. This new view of the importance of khipus promises to fundamentally reorient our understanding of the development of the Inka state and the possibilities for writing its history."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art Culture). To get started finding Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Inka khipus spun and plied cords that record information through intricate patterns of knots and colors constitute the only available primary sources on the Inka empire not mediated by the hands, minds, and motives of the conquering Europeans. As such, they offer direct insight into the worldview of the Inka a view that differs from European thought as much as khipus differ from alphabetic writing, which the Inka did not possess. Scholars have spent decades attempting to decipher the Inka khipus, and Gary Urton has become the world's leading authority on these artifacts.In Inka History in Knots, Urton marshals a lifetime of study to offer a grand overview of the types of quantative information recorded in khipus and to show how these records can be used as primary sources for an Inka history of the empire that focuses on statistics, demography, and the "longue duree" social processes that characterize a civilization continuously adapting to and exploiting its environment. Whether the Inka khipu keepers were registering census data, recording tribute, or performing many other administrative tasks, Urton asserts that they were key players in the organization and control of subject populations throughout the empire and that khipu record-keeping vitally contributed to the emergence of political complexity in the Andes. This new view of the importance of khipus promises to fundamentally reorient our understanding of the development of the Inka state and the possibilities for writing its history."We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art Culture). To get started finding Inka History in Knots: Reading Khipus as Primary Sources (Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art Culture), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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