Ornamental nationalism : : archaeology and antiquities in Mexico, 1876-1911 / / by Seonaid Valiant.
In Ornamental Nationalism: Archaeology and Antiquities in Mexico, 1876-1911 , Seonaid Valiant examines the Porfirian government’s reworking of indigenous, particularly Aztec, images to create national symbols. She focuses in particular on the career of Mexico's first national archaeologist, Ins...
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| Superior document: | Brill's Studies in Intellectual History, Volume 269 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018. ©2018 |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Brill's studies in intellectual history ;
v. 269. Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ; v. 20. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (301 pages) :; illustrations (some color). |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Nation Building
- Designing the Porfiriato
- Rag of Barbarism: Aztecs and Mayas in International Thought (1804–1911)
- The Inspector General and Conservator of Archaeological Monuments
- Batres in the Field
- Batres Fought with All the World
- The Grand Tour: International Congress of Americanists, Mexico City, 1910
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.