Unlocking the Doors to the Worlds of Guaman Poma and His Nueva Coronica

Description

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala s handwritten illustrated book, “Nueva coronica y buen gobierno,” from 1615 honored by UNESCO as a Memory of the World item rewrote Andean history in accordance with his goals of reforming Spanish colonial rule in Peru. On the eve of the four-hundredth anniversary of Poma s book, a renowned group of international scholars has been assembled to focus fresh attention on the work, its author, and its times. This volume brings together a range of established and younger scholars to explore the countless avenues of inquiry that emerge from Poma s work, including Andean institutions and ecology, Inca governance, Spanish conquest-era history, and much more.”