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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference

American Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
wiley   +1 more source

The Chanka: Archaeological Research in Andahuaylas (Apurimac), Peru [PDF]

, 2010
In AD 1438 a battle took place outside the city of Cuzco that changed the course of South American history. The Chanka, a powerful ethnic group from the Andahuaylas region, had begun an aggressive program of expansion.
Aráoz Silva, Miriam, Bauer, Brian S., Kellett, Lucas C.   +2 more
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An Inka Offering at Yayno (North Highlands, Peru): Objects, Subjects and Gifts in the Ancient Andes [PDF]

, 2018
While Marcel Mauss's landmark essay on The Gift has been vital in social anthropology, inspiring a vast and influential secondary literature, the gift has been much less prominent in archaeological interpretation.
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Beyond Negated Identity: Mediating the World History Classroom through Adorno's Negative Dialectics

Educational Theory, EarlyView.
Abstract This article centers on Adorno's negative dialectics to account for experiences of alienation and marginalization within the world history classroom. It begins with the problem of how marginalization occurs in high school world history classrooms with predominantly Black and Latinx students.
Tadashi Dozono
wiley   +1 more source

Golden weapons and golden fetters: From the gold standard to the new geopolitics

The Economic History Review, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the historical relationship between monetary regimes, security concerns, and geopolitical tensions, particularly focusing on the role of gold. Throughout history, monetary systems have been deeply intertwined with international state systems and security provisions.
Harold James
wiley   +1 more source

Las bases geográficas de la lengua vehicular del imperio inca

Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2013
This article challenges the generally held theory that claims that the lingua franca of the Inca empire had its origin in a now extinct Quechuan dialect which was believed to have been spoken on the central coast of Peru.
César Itier
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Law as a technology of exclusion: the legal construction of racialized and gendered work relations through the case study of international labour law in the first half of the twentieth century

Journal of Law and Society, EarlyView.
Abstract This article explores the role of labour law in processes of racialization and gendering of work. It argues that labour law not only protects certain forms of work (law as a protective mechanism), but also systematically excludes other forms of work, especially those performed by racialized and gendered individuals (law as a technology of ...
JULIETA LOBATO
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Barter and Hierarchy: A Practical Perspective on Food, Society, and Knowledge in the Inca Empire

Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Science
The Inca Empire developed a sophisticated system of food production, social organisation, and knowledge transmission without the use of money or writing. This article introduces the concept of a barter economy structured through hierarchical cooperation,
Luis-Felipe Arizmendi
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Tupac Yupanqui ou le modèle du prince parfait. Étude de l’autre protagoniste d’Ollantay

Bulletin de l'Institut Français d'Études Andines, 2011
The world evoked in Ollantay is that of ancient Tawantinsuyu. However the drama is doubly anchored in history. The first stems from the framework of the dramatic action and the second relates to the time of its composition during the last quarter of the ...
Rossella Martin
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A new piece of the puzzle: slag and ore analysis to reconstruct the prehispanic smelting technology at the Atacama Desert, Chile

Heritage Science, 2023
The Incas appropriated many local metallurgical technologies throughout the Andes, each of which had its unique peculiarities and was based on local ancestral knowledge.
María Teresa Plaza, Francisco Garrido, David Larreina-García   +2 more
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