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The Metamorphosis of Heads
Denise Arnold
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Description for The Metamorphosis of Heads
Paperback. Provides a comprehensive ethnography of writing in the Andes, and details the relationship between Andean peoples struggle to preserve their indigenous textual forms in the face of Western cirricula, with their struggle for land and power." Series: Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas. Num Pages: 344 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, maps, figures. BIC Classification: JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings--weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise Arnold examines the subjugation of native texts in favor of European ones through the imposition of homogenized curricula by the Educational Reform Law. As Arnold reveals, this struggle over language and education directly correlates to long-standing conflicts ... Read more
Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings--weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise Arnold examines the subjugation of native texts in favor of European ones through the imposition of homogenized curricula by the Educational Reform Law. As Arnold reveals, this struggle over language and education directly correlates to long-standing conflicts ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
Series
Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822962748
SKU
V9780822962748
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About Denise Arnold
Denise Y. Arnold is director of the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara, La Paz, Bolivia, and visiting professor at Birkbeck College London. She is the co-author with Juan de Dios Yapita of River of Fleece, River of Song. Denise Y. Arnold is director of the Instituto de Lengua y Cultura Aymara, La Paz, Bolivia, and visiting professor at Birkbeck ... Read more
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