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Our indigenous ancestors : a cultural history of museums, science, and identity in Argentina, 1877-1943 /

Examines how museum anthropologists' scientific understandings of indigenous cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries impacted creole Argentines' visions of national heritage and identity.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Carolyne R. (Carolyne Ryan), 1981- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Subjects:
Anthropological museums and collections > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Anthropological museums and collections > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 20th century.
Anthropology > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Anthropology > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, Argentine > History > 19th century.
National characteristics, Argentine > History > 20th century.
Indians of South America > Argentina > Antiquities.
Description
Summary:Examines how museum anthropologists' scientific understandings of indigenous cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries impacted creole Argentines' visions of national heritage and identity.
Physical Description:x, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780271066967 (cloth : alk. paper)
0271066962 (cloth : alk. paper)