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In the shadow of Quetzalcoatl : Zelia Nuttall and the search for Mexico's ancient civilizations / Merilee Grindle.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Grindle, Merilee, 1945- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuttall, Zelia, 1858-1933.
- Nuttall, Zelia.
- Archaeologists--Biography.
- Archaeologists.
- Women archaeologists--Biography.
- Women archaeologists.
- Archaeology--United States--History.
- Archaeology.
- Indians of Mexico--Antiquities.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Aztec calendar.
- Mexico--Antiquities.
- Mexico.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (401 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Zelia Nuttall and the search for Mexico's ancient civilizations
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, [2023]
- Summary:
- The first biography of Zelia Nuttall (1857-1933), a pioneering Mexican-American anthropologist whose work on Aztec cosmology and mastery of ancient codices helped shape our understanding of pre-Columbian Mexico. Grindle captures the appeal and contradictions of this trailblazing woman, who brought a new rigor to the study of ancient civilizations.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. A New City and an Old World
- 2. A Marriage Gone Wrong
- 3. Mentor and Disciple
- 4. New World Treasure and Glyphs on a Stone
- 5. Chicago Holds a Fair
- 6. A Museum in the Making
- 7. A University Takes Charge
- 8. At Home in Mexico
- 9. The Inspector's Challenge
- 10. Of Sailors and Revolution
- 11. Empire and Pleasure Gardens
- 12. Tea with Lawrence
- 13. Persistence
- 14. Legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-674-27834-8
- 0-674-27835-6
- OCLC:
- 1406412233
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