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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457394203321

Titolo

Indigenous peoples and archaeology in Latin America / / editors, Cristobal Gnecco, Patricia Ayala

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-315-42664-1

1-315-42665-X

1-61132-017-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

Archaeology and indigenous peoples series

Altri autori (Persone)

Ayala RocabadoPatricia

GneccoCristobal

Disciplina

980/.01

Soggetti

Indians - Antiquities

Indigenous peoples - Latin America - Antiquities

Archaeology - Government policy - Latin America

Cultural property - Latin America

Nationalism and collective memory - Latin America

Electronic books.

Latin America Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published 2011 by Left Coast Press, Inc.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. When material culture matters : the state, indigenous peoples, and archaeologists -- pt. 2. Indigenous archaeology, archaeology for indigenous peoples.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience. Eighteen chapters primarily by Latin American scholars describe relations between indigenous peoples and archaeology in the frame of national histories and examine the emergence of the native interest in their heritage. Relationships between archaeology and native communities are ambivalent: sometimes an escalating battleground, sometimes a promising site of intercultural encounters. The global trend of indigenous empowerment today has renewed interest in history, making it a tool of cu