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Memory, myth, and time in Mexico : from the Aztecs to Independence / Enrique Florescano ; translated by Albert G. Bork with the assistance of Kathryn R. Bork.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Florescano, Enrique, author.
- Series:
- LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indians of Mexico--Historiography.
- Indians of Mexico.
- Indigenous people of Mexico--Historiography.
- Mexico--Historiography.
- Mexico.
- Mexico--History--Philosophy.
- Local Subjects:
- Indigenous people of Mexico--Historiography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (288 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : University of Texas Press, [1994]
- Summary:
- A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Cover
- Series Page
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. The Nahua Concept of Time and Space
- 2. Representation and Uses of the Past
- 3. The Conquest: A New Historical Protagonist and a New Historical Discourse
- 4. Transformation of Indigenous Memory and Resurgence of Mythic Memory
- 5. Creole Patriotism, Independence, and the Appearance of a National History
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780292766983
- 029276698X
- OCLC:
- 1393307694
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