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Our Indigenous ancestors : a cultural history of museums, science, and identity in Argentina, 1877-1943 / Carolyne R. Larson.
De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Larson, Carolyne R. (Carolyne Ryan), 1981- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National characteristics, Argentine--History--20th century.
- National characteristics, Argentine.
- Indians of South America--Argentina--Antiquities.
- Indians of South America.
- Anthropological museums and collections--Social aspects--Argentina--History--19th century.
- Anthropological museums and collections.
- Anthropology--Social aspects--Argentina--History--20th century.
- Anthropology.
- Anthropology--Social aspects--Argentina--History--19th century.
- Anthropological museums and collections--Social aspects--Argentina--History--20th century.
- National characteristics, Argentine--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 221 pages :) illustrations ;
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2015]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Examines how museum anthropologists' scientific understandings of indigenous cultures during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries impacted creole Argentines' visions of national heritage and identity"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Magic in the desert : indigenous bodies on display in the Museo de La Plata, 1877-1906
- Prized objects : archaeological science and public actors in Buenos Aires, 1904-1930
- El alma del norte : northwestern regionalism and anthropology, 1900-1940
- Sensational discoveries : heroes, scandals, and the popularization of anthropology.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780271073170
- 0271073179
- 9780271073194
- 0271073195
- OCLC:
- 966856154
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