Our Indigenous Ancestors : A Cultural History of Museums, Science, and Identity in Argentina, 1877-1943 /

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"Examines how museum anthropologists' scientific understandings of indigenous cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries impacted creole Argentines' visions of national heritage and identity"--Provided by publisher

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Larson, Carolyne R. (Carolyne Ryan), 1981- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
National characteristics, Argentine.
Indians of South America > Antiquities.
Anthropology > Social aspects.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Regional Studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Argentins > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Argentins > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Anthropologie > Aspect social > Argentine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Anthropologie > Aspect social > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Anthropologie > Musees et collections > Aspect social > Argentine > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Anthropologie > Musees et collections > Aspect social > Argentine > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Indians of South America > Argentina > Antiquities.
National characteristics, Argentine > History > 20th century.
National characteristics, Argentine > History > 19th century.
Anthropology > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 20th century.
Anthropology > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Anthropological museums and collections > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 20th century.
Anthropological museums and collections > Social aspects > Argentina > History > 19th century.
Argentina.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Magic in the desert : indigenous bodies on display in the Museo de La Plata, 1877-1906
  • Prized objects : archaeological science and public actors in Buenos Aires, 1904-1930
  • El alma del norte : northwestern regionalism and anthropology, 1900-1940
  • Sensational discoveries : heroes, scandals, and the popularization of anthropology.

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