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The conquest of the desert : Argentina's indigenous peoples and the battle for history /

"For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878-1885) has marked Argentina's historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation's "Golden Age" of progress, modernity, and-most contentiously-national whiteness and the "invisibilizat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Larson, Carolyne R. (Carolyne Ryan), 1981- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, 2020.
Colección:Diálogos (Albuquerque, N.M.)
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"For more than one hundred years, the Conquest of the Desert (1878-1885) has marked Argentina's historical passage between eras, standing at the gateway to the nation's "Golden Age" of progress, modernity, and-most contentiously-national whiteness and the "invisibilization" of Indigenous peoples. This traditional narrative has deeply influenced the ways in which many Argentines understand their nation's history, its laws and policies, and its cultural heritage. As such, the Conquest has shaped debates about the role of Indigenous peoples within Argentina in the past and present. The Conquest of the Desert brings together scholars from across disciplines to offer an interdisciplinary examination of the Conquest and its legacies. This collection explores issues of settler colonialism, Indigenous-state relations, genocide, borderlands, and Indigenous cultures and land rights through essays that reexamine one of Argentina's most important historical periods"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 277 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826362087
0826362087