Architecture and power in the ancient Andes : the archaeology of public buildings / Jerry D. Moore.

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Moore, Jerry D.

Title & Author:

Architecture and power in the ancient Andes : the archaeology of public buildings / Jerry D. Moore.

Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Description:

xiii, 256 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Series:

New studies in archaeology

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-254) and index.
1. The contemplation of ruins: archaeological approaches to architecture -- 2. A sample of ancient Andean architecture: a critical description -- 3. The architecture of monuments -- 4. The architecture of ritual -- 5. The architecture of social control: theory, myth, and method -- 6. Summary and implications.

Summary:

"Compares plans of 22 structures on the Peruvian north coast dating from preceramic to Chimu. Uses objective criteria to assess social purpose (centrality, ubiquity); symbolic intent (scale, permanence); and social control (visibility, access pattern)"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. http://www.loc.gov/hlas

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Publisher description
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Inhaltsverzeichnis

ISBN:

0521553636 (hc)
9780521553636 (hc)

Subject:

Indian architecture Andes Region.
Indians of South America Andes Region Politics and government.
Indians of South America Andes Region Rites and ceremonies.
Peuples autochtones Andes Rites et cérémonies.
73.24 housing (ethnology)
21.62 history of architecture.
Antiquities.
Indian architecture.
Indians of South America Politics and government.
Indians of South America Rites and ceremonies.
Andine Hochkulturen
Architektur
Openbare gebouwen.
Politieke macht.
Precolumbiaans tijdperk.
Indian architecture South America Andes Region.
Indians of South America Andes Region Antiquities.
Architecture précolombienne Pérou.
Indiens d'Amérique Andes (région) Rites et cérémonies.
Architecture indienne d'Amérique Andes (région)
Indiens d'Amérique Pérou Rites et cérémonies Jusqu'à 1500.
Archéologie Andes (région)
Andes Region Antiquities.
Andes Region.
Chavín de Huántar (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Pacatnamú (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Pampa Grande (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Cero Sechín (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Pérou Antiquités.
Chan Chan (Pérou ; site archéologique)
Andes (région) Politique et gouvernement.

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New studies in archaeology.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 130271
Call No.: ID F2230.1.A5.M66; ID:97-B21
Status: Available

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