Ancient Tiwanaku

Description

Nearly a millennium before the Inca forged a pan-Andean empire in the South American Andes| Tiwanaku emerged as a major center of political| economic| and religious life on the southern shores of Lake Titicaca. Ancient Tiwanaku synthesizes a wealth of past and current research on this fascinating high-altitude civilization. In the first major synthesis on the subject in nearly fifteen years| John Wayne Janusek explores Tiwanaku civilization in its geographical and cultural setting| tracing its long rise to power| vast geopolitical influences| and violent collapse.