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Ruins, revolution, and manifest destiny : John Lloyd Stephens creates the Maya / William E. Lenz.
Penn Museum Library F1435 .L46 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lenz, William E.
- Series:
- Travel Writing Across the Disciplines: Theory and Pedagogy ; Vol. 15.
- Travel Writing Across the Disciplines: Theory and Pedagogy ; Vol. 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Stephens, John L., 1805-1852--Influence.
- Stephens, John L.
- Stephens, John L., 1805-1852.
- Mayas in popular culture.
- Mayas--Historiography.
- Mayas.
- Travel writing--History--19th century.
- Travel writing.
- History.
- Explorers--Mexico--History--19th century.
- Explorers.
- Explorers--Central America--History--19th century.
- Manifest Destiny.
- Central America.
- Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 194 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Peter Lang, [2013]
- Contents:
- Prologue: In the footsteps of John Lloyd Stephens
- Personal identity, national mythology
- Reading reviews, reading cultural values
- Appropriating the Maya
- Reading is believing
- Seeing the Maya in the parlor
- Reading Catherwood's views
- Epilogue: The footsteps form a circle.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-180) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1433123312
- 9781433123313
- OCLC:
- 830992448
- Publisher Number:
- 99957029394
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