Preface to the second edition

Historical timeline of the Inca empire

Introduction

1: Historical overview

2: Politics and society

Inca private life and culture

4: Religion, science, and the calendar

5: Machu Picchu: ancient Inca town in the clouds

6: Daily life in the Inca empire: two reconstructions

7: Inca contribution to the modern Andean culture

8: Epilogue: Preserving the past

Glossary

Bibliography and resource center

Index.

Historical overview

Politics and society

Private life and culture

Science and the calendar

Religion

The Inca contribution to modern Andean culture

Preserving the past.