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The return of the native : Indians and myth-making in Spanish America, 1810-1930 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Earle, Rebecca
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, 2007.
Subjects:
Indians > Politics and government.
Indians > Government relations.
Indians > Ethnic identity.
Ethnicity > Latin America.
Indian mythology > Latin America.
Nationalism > Latin America.
Latin America > Politics and government.
Latin America > Ethnic relations.
Spain > Colonies > America.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: On "Indians"
  • Montezuma's revenge
  • Representing the nation
  • "Padres de la patria" : nations and ancestors
  • Patriotic history and the pre-Columbian past
  • Archaeology, museums, and heritage
  • Citizenship and civilization : the "Indian problem"
  • Indigenismo : the return of the native?