Description:
Tenahaha and the Wari State presents new findings and interpretations that challenge existing theories of Wari state dominance during the Middle Horizon period (A.D. 600-1000) in Peru.
Review Quotes: "This book is a very nice addition to the literature on the Middle Horizon. It is solidly researched, well documented, and balanced in its perspective on the role of Wari in the Cotahuasi Valley during this period. The collection presents detailed evidence from one valley for Wari influence in a context that is clearly not imperial. While not denying that Wari may have been an empire, it adds to a growing body of evidence that all Wari influence, in all regions of Peru, cannot be ascribed either to conquest or hegemony. As such, the volume provides evidence for the role that regional groups played, as agents, in accepting, filtering, and channeling Wari influence."
--John R. Topic, professor emeritus at Trent University