03112nam 2200505 450 991051163070332120210802161426.090-04-35399-210.1163/9789004353992(CKB)4100000000467903(MiAaPQ)EBC5100723(OCoLC)1005978966(OCoLC)1006452306(nllekb)BRILL9789004353992(EXLCZ)99410000000046790320171109h20182018 uy 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierOrnamental nationalism archaeology and antiquities in Mexico, 1876-1911 /by Seonaid ValiantLeiden, The Netherlands ;Boston, [Massachusetts] :Brill,2018.©20181 online resource (301 pages) illustrations (some color)Brill's Studies in Intellectual History,0920-8607 ;Volume 269Brill's Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History ;Volume 2090-04-35398-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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, Inspector General Leopoldo Batres. He was a controversial figure who was accused of selling artifacts and damaging sites through professional incompetence by his enemies, but who also played a crucial role in establishing Mexican control over the nation's archaeological heritage. Exploring debates between Batres and his rivals such as the anthropologists Zelia Nuttall and Marshall Saville, Valiant reveals how Porfirian politicians reinscribed the political meaning of artifacts while social scientists, both domestic and international, struggled to establish standards for Mexican archaeology that would undermine such endeavors.Brill's studies in intellectual history ;Volume 269.Brill's studies in intellectual history. Brill's studies on art, art history, and intellectual history ;Volume 20.NationalismMexicoHistoryMexicoPolitics and government1867-1910Electronic books.NationalismHistory.972.0835Valiant Seonaid1067153MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910511630703321Ornamental nationalism2550577UNINA