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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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | Inglés |
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Philadelphia :
University of Pennsylvania Press,
[2013]
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Edition: | First edition. |
Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access: | Texto completo |
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. |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (360 pages). |
ISBN: | 9780812206555 |