ISBN:
9780826357311
,
9780826357328
Language:
English
Pages:
xi, 267 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten
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24 cm
Series Statement:
Diálogos series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Bueno, Christina, 1966- Pursuit of ruins
DDC:
972/.01
Keywords:
Díaz, Porfirio Influence
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Archaeology and history
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Archaeology and state History
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Cultural property Political aspects
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History
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Material culture Political aspects
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History
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Nationalism History
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Indians of Mexico Antiquities
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Mexico Antiquities
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Mexico Politics and government 1867-1910
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Mexico Cultural policy
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Díaz, Porfirio 1830-1915
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Mexiko
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Ausgrabung
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Nationalbewusstsein
;
Geschichte 1876-1915
Abstract:
"This book, then, is essentially about objects. It examines how the ruins of the ancient Indians--monuments overtaken by nature and used by foreigners and local people for centuries--were transformed into museum pieces and official sites. It looks at the making of patrimony, how the pots and statues of the Toltecs, Aztecs, and many other ancient cultures became Mexican objects. It does not pretend to be an intellectual or institutional history of archaeology, nor a comprehensive history of the science. Instead, it focuses on archaeology's role in nation building during one of Mexico's pivotal regimes, a dictatorship that is often thought to have brought the country its first modern state. It explores the process of constructing an ancient patrimony and past--the Porfirian government's effort to cast a net over the pre-Hispanic remains and draw them into the fold of the state"--Introduction
Abstract:
Part One. Ruins and meaning -- A day at the ruins -- Ruins and the state -- Part Two. The archaeologists -- The museum men -- El inspector -- Part Three. Making patrimony -- Guarding -- Inspecting -- Centralizing -- Reconstructing -- Epilogue
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-258) and index
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