Identity and power in the ancient Andes Tiwanaku cities through time /

• Main Author: Janusek, John Wayne, 1963-
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Routledge, 2004.
• Subjects: Tiwanaku culture.; Indians of South America > Urban residence > Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley.; Indians of South America > Ethnic identity > Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley.; Indians of South America > Bolivia > Tiwanaku River Valley > Social life and customs.; Tiwanaku Site (Bolivia); Lukurmata Site (Bolivia); Tiwanaku River Valley (Bolivia) > Antiquities.; Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

• Identity and power in the past
• Identity and power in the Altiplano
• Investigating and interpreting Tiwanaku
• Ritual, society, and the rise of urbanism
• Tiwanaku : urbanism and social diversity
• Lukurmata : urbanism and community identity
• Urban transformation in Tiwanaku
• Transformation in the Katari Valley and beyond
• State collapse and cultural revolution
• Conclusions.