Palaces and Power in the Americas: From Peru to the Northwest Coast

by Patricia Joan Sarro and Patricia Joan Sarro

Book Overview

Ancient American palaces still captivate those who stand before them. Even in their fallen and ruined condition, the palaces project such power that, according to the editors of this new collection, it must have been deliberately drawn into their formal designs, spatial layouts, and choice of locations. Such messages separated palaces from other elite architecture and reinforced the power and privilege of those residing in them. Indeed, as Christie...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029272599X
• ISBN13: 9780292725997
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"