Author: Isaiah BowmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The Andes of Southern Peru
Author: Isaiah BowmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
The Andes of Southern Peru
Author: Isaiah BowmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 456
Book Description
The Andes of Southern Peru
Author: Isaiah BowmanThe Andes of Southern Peru
Author: Isaiah BowmanPublisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
"The Andes of Southern Peru: Geographical Reconnaissance along the Seventy-Third Meridian" by Isaiah Bowman As a geographer, Bowman used his expertise to write a comprehensive and educational text about the Andes. Written at a time when little was known about this mountain range by the general public, Bowman's work brought this exotic region to the masses. This book is still used as a reference text for those wishing to learn more about the area.
Up and Down the Andes
Author: Laurie KrebsPublisher:
ISBN: 9781846864674
Category : Inti Raymi Festival
Languages : en
Pages : 27
Book Description
Travel and holiday.
Andean Magmatism and Its Tectonic Setting
Author: Russell S. HarmonPublisher: Geological Society of America
ISBN: 0813722659
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
The Andes of Southern Peru
Author: Isaiah BowmanLife and Death in the Andes
Author: Kim MacQuarriePublisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 143916892X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
“A thoughtfully observed travel memoir and history as richly detailed as it is deeply felt” (Kirkus Reviews) of South America, from Butch Cassidy to Che Guevara to cocaine king Pablo Escobar to Charles Darwin, all set in the Andes Mountains. The Andes Mountains are the world’s longest mountain chain, linking most of the countries in South America. Kim MacQuarrie takes us on a historical journey through this unique region, bringing fresh insight and contemporary connections to such fabled characters as Charles Darwin, Che Guevara, Pablo Escobar, Butch Cassidy, Thor Heyerdahl, and others. He describes living on the floating islands of Lake Titcaca. He introduces us to a Patagonian woman who is the last living speaker of her language. We meet the woman who cared for the wounded Che Guevara just before he died, the police officer who captured cocaine king Pablo Escobar, the dancer who hid Shining Path guerrilla Abimael Guzman, and a man whose grandfather witnessed the death of Butch Cassidy. Collectively these stories tell us something about the spirit of South America. What makes South America different from other continents—and what makes the cultures of the Andes different from other cultures found there? How did the capitalism introduced by the Spaniards change South America? Why did Shining Path leader Guzman nearly succeed in his revolutionary quest while Che Guevara in Bolivia was a complete failure in his? “MacQuarrie writes smartly and engagingly and with…enthusiasm about the variety of South America’s life and landscape” (The New York Times Book Review) in Life and Death in the Andes. Based on the author’s own deeply observed travels, “this is a well-written, immersive work that history aficionados, particularly those with an affinity for Latin America, will relish” (Library Journal).
The Archaeology of Andean Pastoralism
Author: José M. CaprilesPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 0826357032
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
In this book leading experts uncover and discuss archaeological topics and themes surrounding the long-term trajectory of camelid (llama and alpaca) pastoralism in the Andean highlands of South America. The chapters open up these studies to a wider world by exploring the themes of intensification of herding over time, animal-human relationships, and social transformations, as well as navigating four areas of recent research: the origins of domesticated camelids, variation in the development of pastoralist traditions, ritual and animal sacrifice, and social interaction through caravans. Andeanists and pastoral scholars alike will find this comprehensive work an invaluable contribution to their library and studies.
Author: Isaiah Bowman