Making Ecuadorian Histories : : Four Centuries of Defining Power / / O. Hugo Benavides.
In Ecuador, as in all countries, archaeology and history play fundamental roles in defining national identity. Connecting with the prehistoric and historic pasts gives the modern state legitimacy and power. But the state is not the only actor that lays claim to the country's archaeological patr...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2004 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- One ECUADOR’S POLITICAL HEGEMONY National and Racial Histories
- Two THE ECUADORIANIZATION OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE National Identity at Cochasquí
- Three NATIONAL MECHANISMS OF APPROPRIATION History, Territory, Gender, and Race at Cochasquí
- Four BETWEEN FOUCAULT AND A NAKED MAN Racing Class, Sex, and Gender to the Nation’s Past
- Five ALTERNATIVE HISTORIES The Indian Movement’s Encounter with Hegemony
- Six THE PRINT MEDIA’ S CONTRIBUTION TO NATIONAL HISTORY Who Owns the Past?
- Seven CONCLUSION Power, Hegemony, and National Identity
- REFERENCES
- INDEX