Ornamental Nationalism - Archaeology and Antiquities in Mexico, 1876-1911

An examnination of how the Porfirians reinscribed the political meaning of indigenous icons, particularly Aztec, while social scientists, both domestic and international, struggled to establish standards for Mexican archaeology that would undermine such endeavors.

About the author

Seonaid Valiant, Ph.D. (University of Chicago, History, 2014) is the Curator for Latin American Studies at Arizona State University. Her most recent publication is A Great Rascal: Leopoldo Batres and the Map of Teotihuacán (Mapline, 2017).

Product details

• Authors: Seonaid Valiant
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.10.2017
• EAN: 9789004353985
• ISBN: 978-90-04-35398-5
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 658 g
• Series: Brill's Studies in Intellectua
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous