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Cusco : urbanism and archaeology in the Inka world / Ian Farrington ; foreword by Michael E. Smith, Marilyn A. Masson, and John W. Janusek.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Farrington, Ian S.
- Series:
- Ancient cities of the New World.
- Ancient cities of the new world
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cities and towns--Peru--Cuzco.
- Cities and towns.
- City planning--Peru--Cuzco.
- City planning.
- Urbanization--Peru--Cuzco.
- Urbanization.
- Human settlements--Peru--Cuzco.
- Human settlements.
- Cuzco (Peru)--Social conditions.
- Cuzco (Peru).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (455 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An examination of the archaeological data on the Inka capital of Cusco through the lens of urban planning.
- Contents:
- Urbanism in prehispanic Andes
- Inka architecture and urban buildings
- Canons of Inka settlement planning
- Archaeology and the town
- A historical topography of Cusco
- Analysis of the Cusco town plan
- Inka public spaces, palaces, and temples
- Kancha and streets: the residential plan-units
- Urban life
- Suburbs and the inner heartland
- Ceremony and ritual
- The navel of the world
- Cusco: toward an understanding of Inka urbanism.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8130-4632-7
- 0-8130-4509-6
- OCLC:
- 842909459
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