LEADER 02863nam 2200493 450 001 9910796594803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4962-0397-6 010 $a1-4962-0395-X 035 $a(CKB)3840000000329152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5108481 035 $a(OCoLC)1007573614 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse59871 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5108481 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11497893 035 $a(EXLCZ)993840000000329152 100 $a20180206h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aFrom idols to antiquity $eforging the National Museum of Mexico /$fMiruna Achim 210 1$aLincoln, [Nebraska] ;$aLondon, [England] :$cUniversity of Nebraska Press,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (346 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aMexican experience Series 311 $a1-4962-0337-2 311 $a0-8032-9689-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $g1.$tGenealogies --$g2.$tMeasures of Worth --$g3.$tCollecting the Ruins of Palenque --$g4.$tModes of Display --$g5.$tJose Fernando Ramirez, Keeper of the Archive --$g6.$tWhose Museum? 330 $a"From Idols to Antiquity explores the origins and tumultuous development of the National Museum of Mexico and the complicated histories of Mexican antiquities during the first half of the nineteenth century. Following independence from Spain, the National Museum of Mexico was founded in 1825 by presidential decree. Nationhood meant cultural as well as political independence, and the museum was expected to become a repository of national objects whose stories would provide the nation with an identity and teach its people to become citizens. Miruna Achim reconstructs the early years of the museum as an emerging object shaped by the logic and goals of historical actors who soon found themselves debating the origin of American civilizations, the nature of the American races, and the rightful ownership of antiquities. Achim also brings to life an array of fascinating characters--antiquarians, naturalists, artists, commercial agents, bureaucrats, diplomats, priests, customs officers, local guides, and academics on both sides of the Atlantic--who make visible the rifts and tensions intrinsic to the making of the Mexican nation and its cultural politics in the country's postcolonial era."--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aMexican experience. 607 $aMexico$xAntiquities 607 $aMexico$xAntiquities$xCollection and preservation 676 $a709.72 700 $aAchim$b Miruna$01515805 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910796594803321 996 $aFrom idols to antiquity$93782099 997 $aUNINA