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Livres anciens et modernes

Wright, Ronald

Cut Stones and Crossroads; A Journey in the Two Worlds of Peru

1984

38,54 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1984
Lieu d'édition
New York. The Viking Press
Auteur
Wright, Ronald
Edition
First edition.
Thème
Travel - South America Native Peoples Incas
Langues
Anglais
Premiére Edition
Oui

Description

8vo [24 x 16 cm]; [xvi], 239 pp, illus, maps, plans, index, chronology from early times to the present, note on Runasimi pronunciation, glossary, bibliog. original cloth backed boards, dj (not price clipped), fine and clean, unmarked. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. A blending of Peru's Inca heritage and modern problems, the author explores the architecture, culture, history and world-view of the Inca with the daily realities of their descendents, the Runa Indians. Based on the author's extensive travels, this is a travel classic, probably the best modern book on Peru, the author's first book and his scarcest.