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

Author/creator Earle, Rebecca
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoDurham : Duke University Press, 2007.
Description367 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
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.
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?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [301]-352) and index.
LCCN 2007032556
ISBN9780822340638 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0822340631 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780822340843 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0822340844 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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