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The Conquest of the Incas

The Conquest of the Incas

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The Conquest of the Incas

by Hemming, John

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0333517946
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9780333517949
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London: Papermac/Macmillan., 1993 Reprint in trade paperback. 624 pp. Illustrations, notes and references, index. Barest hint of a spine twist. Near Fine.

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“Distinguished by an extraordinary empathy, a feeling of one’s way into the minds of the sixteenth-century Spaniards and Indians . . . Provocative.” — New York Times “An extraordinary book. Combining rigorous historical research and profound analysis with stylistic elegance, this work allows the reader to appreciate the tragic and fabulous history of the Incan empire in all its richness and diversity. It reads like the most skillful novel.” — Mario Vargas Llosa, winner of the Nobel Prize in literature In 1532, the magnificent Inca empire was the last great civilization still isolated from the rest of humankind. The Conquest of the Incas is the definitive history of this civilization’s overthrow, from the invasion by Pizarro’s small gang of conquistadors and the Incas’ valiant attempts to expel the invaders to the destruction of the Inca realm, the oppression of its people, and the modern discoveries of Machu Picchu and the lost city of Vilcabamba. This authoritative, wide-ranging account, grounded in meticulous research and firsthand knowledge and told from the viewpoints of both protagonists, “keeps all the complex issues to the fore . . . the deeper wonder of the conquest and the deeper horror of its results” ( Washington Post ). “The bible for historians and archaeologists studying the final days of the Inca. For the past thirty years, The Conquest of the Incas has remained the most influential book for Inca scholars. There is no other book which is even in the same class.” — Brian S. Bauer, professor, University of Illinois at Chicago, leading archaeologist of the Inca

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
The Conquest of the Incas
Author
Hemming, John
Format/Binding
Trade Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Quantity Available
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Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10
0333517946
ISBN 13
9780333517949
Publisher
Papermac/Macmillan.
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1993
Keywords
HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
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History of Latin America and the Caribbean;

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