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Title: The Cities of the Ancient Andes by Adriana Von Hagen, Craig Morris, Adriana Von Hagen, Raig Morris ISBN: 0-500-05086-4 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: 30 March, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great Overview
Comment: The authors provide a stimulating introduction to urbanism in the Precolumbian Andes. The only problem with this book was that it left me wanting more. Since the book covers the entire history of the Ancient Andes, it cannot devote much space to any specific city or civilization. Nevertheless, there is still more than enough to enthrall. At the start of each chapter on a civilization, there is always a short description of what life would have been like for some inhabitants of a city of that civilization. This provides some extra colour to the book though some technical readers might not appreciate it. My favourite portion was on Tiwanaku, the largest city of the altiplano around Lake Titicaca. The pictures and maps were excellent and greatly enhanced to the book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Back in college
Comment: The author of this book knows so much, it seems, he can't get it all into his book.
Without having a firm foundation in early Andean culture, I found this book challenging to digest. It moves through historical terminology at a mind-warping rate. On the other hand, after "stepping back" to read more basic books on the same subject, I realize I've gotten a strong platform of knowledge from Von Hagen. I recommend you read this book only if you plan to read others on the topic, too.
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Title: Art of the Andes: From Chavin to Inca (World of Art) by Rebecca Stone-Miller ISBN: 0500203636 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Ancient Kingdoms of Peru by Nigel Davies ISBN: 0140233814 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: January, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Incas and Their Ancestors: The Archaeology of Peru (Revised Edition) by Michael E. Moseley ISBN: 0500282773 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: June, 2001 List Price(USD): $27.50 |
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Title: The Art of Mesoamerica: From Olmec to Aztec, Third Edition (World of Art) by Mary Ellen Miller ISBN: 0500203458 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Chavin: And the Origins of the Andean Civilization by Richard L. Burger ISBN: 0500278164 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: May, 1995 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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