{"product_id":"the-general-history-of-peru-book-1-9781646426546","title":"The General History of Peru: Book 1","description":"Mercedarian friar Mart?n de Mur?a's \u003ci\u003eGeneral History of Peru\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eHistoria General del Piru\u003c\/i\u003e, 1616) is one of the most significant Spanish chronicles of Inca history and Peru's early colonial period yet to be published in English. Written over several decades and approved by King Philip III for publication, Mur?a's magnificent manuscript disappeared from public view for nearly 350 years until its publication in 1964. Here, translators Brian S. Bauer, Eliana Gamarra C., and Andrea Gonzales Lombardi present the first English translation of Book 1 of Mur?a's comprehensive three-part work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Book 1 covers both the history of the Inca Empire and the first forty years of the Spanish occupation, up to and including the fall of Vilcabamba in 1572. While the J. Paul Getty Museum produced a digital facsimile of Mur?a's full \u003ci\u003eHistoria\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008, it remained underused and, until now, untranslated. This translation revitalizes the momentous early volume with an introduction offering a window into Mur?a's life and the writing of his \u003ci\u003eHistoria\u003c\/i\u003e, and extensive footnotes that provide the scholarly context of Mur?a's work. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This edition of\u003ci\u003e The General History of Peru: Book 1\u003c\/i\u003e provides long-awaited access to Mur?a's contribution to Indigenous Andean history and early colonial Peru. The book is valuable for English-speaking students and scholars of pre-Hispanic Andean history, especially those interested in the ancient Andean world and colonial Peru's literary production. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian S. Bauer\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of anthropology at the University of Illinois Chicago. He received his PhD from the University of Chicago. He has published numerous books on Andean prehistory, including \u003ci\u003eVoices from Vilcabamba\u003c\/i\u003e, and is particularly well known for his work on the Incas. \u003cb\u003eAndrea Gonz?les Lombardi\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD student at the Pontificia Universidad Cat?lica del Per? and teaches at the Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego in Piura, Per?. She earned her MA from the University of Illinois Chicago, and her work focuses on the early contact between local groups and the Spanish empire in the Northern Andes during the sixteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEliana Gamarra C.\u003c\/b\u003e received her licenciatura in archaeology from the Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco and is pursuing a master's degree in art history at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos. She has worked extensively in the Peruvian Ministerio de Cultura and the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Colorado","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50928369402130,"sku":"9781646426546","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac01ab0c-8541-4094-bf4f-41b9b7081c9b.jpg?v=1738993838","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-general-history-of-peru-book-1-9781646426546","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}