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Writing Without Words : Alternative Literacies in Mesoamerica and the Andes /

"This interdisciplinary collection of articles focuses on pictorial and iconic systems of the Maya, Mixtec, Aztec, and Inca, and the social contexts of writing during the colonial period, to challenge western conceptualizations of art, writing and literacy. The final papers offer stimulating di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Mignolo, Walter (Editor ), Boone, Elizabeth Hill (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Durham : Duke University Press, 1994.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"This interdisciplinary collection of articles focuses on pictorial and iconic systems of the Maya, Mixtec, Aztec, and Inca, and the social contexts of writing during the colonial period, to challenge western conceptualizations of art, writing and literacy. The final papers offer stimulating discussions of interactions between European and indigenous writing systems"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (332 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822379263