Revolution in the Andes: The Age of Túpac Amaru

by Sergio Serulnikov

Book Overview

Revolution in the Andes is an in-depth history of the T pac Amaru insurrection, the largest and most threatening indigenous challenge to Spanish rule in the Andean world after the Conquest. Between 1780 and 1782, insurgent armies were organized throughout the Andean region. Some of the oldest and most populous cities in this region-including Cusco, La Paz, Puno, and Oruro-were besieged, assaulted, or occupied. Huge swaths of the countryside...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822354985
• ISBN13: 9780822354987
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"