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Baroque Sovereignty : Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora and the Creole Archive of Colonial Mexico /

This book examines the emergence of a creole archive of artifacts, history, and traditions of colonial Mexico, primarily curated by the polymath Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora. The author posits the centrality of this archive for understanding how a local political imaginary emerged from the ruins o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: More, Anna Herron
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:This book examines the emergence of a creole archive of artifacts, history, and traditions of colonial Mexico, primarily curated by the polymath Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora. The author posits the centrality of this archive for understanding how a local political imaginary emerged from the ruins of Spanish imperialism.
Physical Description:1 online resource (360 pages).
ISBN:9780812206555