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When Spaniards Invaded Their Realm In 1532, The Incas Ruled The Largest Empire Of The Pre-columbian Americas. Just Over A Century Earlier, Military Campaigns Began To Extend Power Across A Broad Swath Of The Andean Region, Bringing Local Societies Into New Relationships With Colonists And Officials Who Represented The Inca State. With Cuzco As Its Capital, The Inca Empire Encompassed A Multitude Of Peoples Of Diverse Geographic Origins And Cultural Traditions Dwelling In The Outlying Provinces And Frontier Regions. Bringing Together An International Group Of Well-established Scholars And Emerging Researchers, This Handbook Is Dedicated To Revealing The Origins Of This Empire, As Well As Its Evolution And Aftermath. Inca Advances Into The Eastern Tropics: The Amazon And Chaco In Perspective / Sonia Alconini -- Rock Shrines, Ceque Lines And Pilgrimage In The Provinces / Jessica Joyce Christie -- Heritage Tourism And Performances Of Indigeneity In Cuzco / Catherine Covey -- The Spread Of Inca Power In The Cuzco Region / Alan Covey -- Gender And Status In Inca Textile And Ceramic Craft Production / Cathy Costin -- Inca Political Organization, Economic Institutions, And Infrastructure / Terence N. D'altroy -- Making The Typical Exceptional: The Elevation Of Inca Cuisine / Justin Jennings, Guy Duke -- Inka State Estate And Imperial Installations In Central Bolivia / Jã¢anos Gyarmati, Carola Condarco -- Inca Ancestry And Colonial Privilege / David Garrett -- The Inca Presence At Pachacamac And The Coast Of Peru / Peter Eeckhout, Enrique Lã¢opez Hurtado -- Inca Colonial Encounters, Resistance And Incorporation In Northern Argentina / Felix Acuto, Ivan Leibowicz -- The Incas At Tiwanaku And The Titicaca Basin / Jason Yaeger, Josã¢e Marã¢ia Lã¢opez -- Cultivating Empire: Inca Intensive Agricultural Strategies / Steve Kosiba -- Inca Aesthetics And Scholarly Inquiry / Adam Herring -- Cuzco: Development Of The Imperial Capital / Ian Farrington -- Vilcabamba: Last Stronghold