Suchergebnisse

My objective is to examine an intriguing and heretofore unrecognized convergence in the history of bookkeeping. The story revolves around an extraordinary parallelism in the evolution of bookkeeping and the philosophical and ethical principles underlying the practice of accounting between southern Europe and Andean South America during the two centuries or so prior to the Spanish invasion of the Inka Empire in 1532. The event of the European invasion of the Andes brought these two similar yet distinct trans-Atlantic traditions of "bookkeeping" and accounting into violent confrontation.

Andean Diaspora: The Tiwanaku Colonies and the Origins of South American Empire. Paul S. Goldstein. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2005. 403 pp.

Astronomy and Empire in the Ancient Andes: The Cultural Origins oflnca Sky Watching. Brian S. Bauer and David S. P. Dearborn. Austin: University of Texas Press,1995 .220 pp.

No presenta resumen.

The Inca Empire existed for fewer than 100 years, yet ruled more subjects than either the Aztecs or the Maya and occupied a territory stretching nearly 3000 miles. The Incas left no system of writing; what we know of them has been gleaned from the archaeological record and accounts written following the Spanish invasion. In this A-to-Z encyclopedia, Gary Urton and Adriana von Hagen, together with over thirty contributors, provide a broad introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Incas, including their settlements, culture, society, celebrations, and achievements. Following a broad introduction, 128 individual entries explore wide-ranging themes (religion, architecture, farming) and specific topics (ceremonial drinking cup, astronomy), interweaving ethnohistoric and archaeological research with nuanced interpretation. Each entry provides suggestions for further reading. Sidebars profiling chroniclers and researchers of Inca life#x14;ranging from Još de Acosta and Crist̤bal de Albornoz to Maria Rostworowski and R. Tom Zuidema#x14;add depth and context for the cultural entries. Cross-references, alphabetical and topical lists of entries, and a thorough index help readers navigate the volume. A chronology, selected bibliography, regional map, and almost ninety illustrations round out the volume. In sum, the Encyclopedia of the Incas provides a unique, comprehensive resource for scholars, as well as the general public, to explore the civilization of the Incas#x14;the largest empire of the pre-Columbian New World

This A-to-Z encyclopedia offers students and non-specialist readers a broad introduction to the fascinating civilization of the Incas. Brief narrative entries, based on archaeological research and historical records, explore Inca settlements, culture, society, celebrations, and achievements-the texture and scope of the Inca Empire.

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- PART ONE BACKGROUND FOR THE STUDY OF KHIPU AND QUECHUA NARRATIVES -- ONE An Overview of Spanish Colonial Commentary on Andean Knotted-String Records -- TWO Spinning a Yarn: Landscape, Memory, and Discourse Structure in Quechua Narratives -- PART TWO STRUCTURE AND INFORMATION IN THE KHIPU -- THREE A Khipu Information String Theory -- FOUR Reading Khipu: Labels, Structure, and Format -- FIVE Inka Writing -- PART THREE INTERPRETING CHRONICLERS' ACCOUNTS OF KHIPU -- SIX String Registries: Native Accounting and Memory According to the Colonial Sources -- SEVEN Woven Words: The Royal Khipu of Blas Valera -- EIGHT Recording Signs in Narrative-Accounting Khipu -- NINE Yncap Cimin Quipococ's Knots -- PART FOUR COLONIAL USES AND TRANSFORMATIONS OF THE KHIPU -- TEN ''Without Deceit or Lies'': Variable Chinu Readings during a Sixteenth-Century Tribute-Restitution Trial -- ELEVEN Pérez Bocanegra's Ritual formulario: Khipu Knots and Confession -- PART FIVE CONTEMPORARY KHIPU TRADITIONS -- TWELVE Patrimonial Khipu in a Modern Peruvian Village: An Introduction to the ''Quipocamayos'' of Tupicocha, Huarochirí -- THIRTEEN The Continuing Khipu Traditions: Principles and Practices -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX