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17%OFFCarolyne R. Larson - Our Indigenous Ancestors: A Cultural History of Museums, Science, and Identity in Argentina, 1877–1943 - 9780271066967 - V9780271066967
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Our Indigenous Ancestors: A Cultural History of Museums, Science, and Identity in Argentina, 1877–1943

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Description for Our Indigenous Ancestors: A Cultural History of Museums, Science, and Identity in Argentina, 1877–1943 Hardback. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JH; 3JJ; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JHB; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 160 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.

Our Indigenous Ancestors complicates the history of the erasure of native cultures and the perceived domination of white, European heritage in Argentina through a study of anthropology museums in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Carolyne Larson demonstrates how scientists, collectors, the press, and the public engaged with Argentina’s native American artifacts and remains (and sometimes living peoples) in the process of constructing an “authentic” national heritage. She explores the founding and functioning of three museums in Argentina, as well as the origins and consolidation of Argentine archaeology and the professional lives of a handful of dynamic curators and ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
University Park, United States
ISBN
9780271066967
SKU
V9780271066967
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About Carolyne R. Larson
Carolyne R. Larson is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Wyoming.

Reviews for Our Indigenous Ancestors: A Cultural History of Museums, Science, and Identity in Argentina, 1877–1943
“Carolyne Larson’s revealing of the indigenous foundation of liberal constructions of Argentine national identity is both startling and convincing. She does justice to the native peoples of Argentina and provides a historical context for current museum reforms and cultural repatriation efforts today. With clear and elegant writing supported by a remarkable depth and breadth of sources, Our Indigenous Ancestors is ... Read more

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