Indigenous peoples and archaeology in Latin America / editors, Cristobal Gnecco, Patricia Ayala.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ayala Rocabado, Patricia.

Gnecco, Cristóbal.

Colgate University. Libraries. Blackmore Jazz Collection

Series:

Archaeology and indigenous peoples series.

Archaeology and indigenous peoples series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indigenous peoples--Antiquities.

Indigenous peoples.

Indigenous peoples--Latin America--Antiquities.

Archaeology--Government policy--Latin America.

Archaeology.

Cultural property--Latin America.

Cultural property.

Nationalism and collective memory--Latin America.

Nationalism and collective memory.

Latin America--Antiquities.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (367 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience. Eighteen chapters primarily by Latin American scholars describe relations between indigenous peoples and archaeology in the frame of national histories and examine the emergence of the native interest in their heritage. Relationships between archaeology and native communities are ambivalent: sometimes an escalating battleground, sometimes a promising site of intercultural encounters. The global trend of indigenous empowerment today has renewed interest in history, making it a tool of cu

Contents:

pt. 1. When material culture matters : the state, indigenous peoples, and archaeologists

pt. 2. Indigenous archaeology, archaeology for indigenous peoples.

Notes:

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-315-42663-3

1-315-42664-1

1-315-42665-X

1-61132-017-8

9781315426655

OCLC:

763311239