{"product_id":"empire-of-the-sun-the-story-of-the-inca-civilization-9798180092571","title":"Empire of the Sun: The Story of the Inca Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Kiet Huynh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Latin America - South America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHigh in the Andes, among steep mountains, deep valleys, and cloud-covered stone cities, the Inca built one of the most remarkable civilizations in the ancient Americas. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eEmpire of the Sun: The Story of the Inca Civilization\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers into the world of Tawantinsuyu, the great Inca Empire that rose from the sacred city of Cusco and stretched across some of the harshest landscapes on earth. Without modern machines, alphabetic writing, or wheeled transport for mountain roads, the Inca created a powerful state held together by roads, storehouses, messengers, terraces, rituals, and careful administration. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book explores the origins of the Inca people, the rise of their rulers, the reforms of Pachacuti, the creation of a vast mountain empire, and the daily lives of farmers, weavers, soldiers, priests, and ordinary families. It also looks at the faith, art, architecture, science, and ancient knowledge that shaped Inca life-from the worship of the Sun God Inti to the mystery of quipu records, from stonework without mortar to the beauty of Machu Picchu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story also follows the empire's fall: civil war, disease, the arrival of the Spanish, the capture of Atahualpa, and the last Inca resistance in Vilcabamba. Yet this is not only a story of conquest. It is also a story of survival. Inca heritage still lives in modern Peru through Quechua language, Andean farming, woven textiles, sacred landscapes, festivals, and the stones that continue to stand after centuries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear, engaging, and written for general readers, this book offers a journey through the rise, glory, fall, and lasting legacy of a civilization that still speaks through stone.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47968249544855,"sku":"9798180092571","price":1381.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798180092571.webp?v=1782917257","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/empire-of-the-sun-the-story-of-the-inca-civilization-9798180092571","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}