Conflict, Heritage and World-Making in the Chaco : War at the End of the Worlds?.

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Conflict, Heritage and World-Making in the Chaco explores the physical remains of the Chaco War (1932-35) - known as South America's first 'modern' armed conflict - in what is now present-day Paraguay. It shows how the material culture and heritage of modern conflict fuse together obj...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Breithoff, Esther
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : UCL Press, 2020.
Subjects:
1932-1935
Chaco War, 1932-1935.
Cultural property > Gran Chaco.
Guerre du Chaco, 1932-1935.
Antiquities
Cultural property
Gran Chaco > Antiquities.
South America > Gran Chaco
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: War at the end of the worlds?
  • 2. 'Sin vencedores ni vencidos': The Chaco and its forgotten war
  • 3. Dwelling place, promised land and green hell? The many worlds of the Chaco
  • 4. Trade, trash, treasure: Recycling conflict, making worlds
  • 5. Ruins of modernity: Archaeology and heritage in the Chaco
  • 6. Anthropocene hyperobjects: Persistent heritages beyond the Chaco War
  • References
  • Index

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