“Book Descriptions: Lectures delivered by Professor Terence N. D'Altroy, Columbia University.
This course focuses on Inca life at the height of empire, the society's origins, its military, religion, ruling structure, and finally, the Incas' legacy today.
lecture 1. Portrait of the Incas, an introduction lecture 2. The land and its people lecture 3. The origins of Inca society lecture 4. The formation of Tawantinsuyu, the Inca Empire lecture 5. Inca militarism lecture 6. Cuzco, the navel of the universe lecture 7. The royal estates lecture 8. At the heart of power lecture 9. Powers of the sky and earth, past and present lecture 10. Growing up Inca lecture 11. Provincial rule lecture 12. Building the empire lecture 13. Provisioning the state and the sun lecture 14. Invasion and aftermath” DRIVE