Ornamental Nationalism

Archaeology and Antiquities in Mexico, 1876-1911

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum2017-10-20
Mått155 x 235 x 23 mm
Vikt607 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieBrill's Studies on Art, Art History, and Intellectual History
Antal sidor294
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004353985

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AcknowledgmentsList of FiguresIntroductionRise of ProfessionalismArchaeology and NationalismArtifacts and AuthorityOverview of the BookPart 11 Nation BuildingMexico before the PorfiriatoPorfirio DíazEuropean Influences on the PorfiriatoMonumentalism in MexicoHeir to JuárezHeir to the AztecsCreating the Image of the NationSymbols of Centralization2 Designing the PorfiriatoMexico in ParisPorfiriopoxtliPoliciesAssimilationAztec Patriotism: Sierra and Chavero3 Rag of Barbarism: Aztecs and Mayas in International Thought (1804–1911)Shifting IdeasBaron Alexander von HumboldtHumboldt’s Influence on other ArchaeologistsTranslating the Mayas: John Lloyd StephensIroquois of the South: Prescott and MorganSacrificePopular CulturePart 24 The Inspector General and Conservator of Archaeological MonumentsAntiquitiesLeopoldo Batres (1852–1926)NepotismBatres and the Scholarly CommunityBatres’s BackgroundRaceHrdličkaManuel Gamio5 Batres in the FieldPolicing Archaeological ZonesSaville Seeks AccessEscalerillas: The Street of StaircasesThe 1902 International Congress of Americanists in New York CityThompson in the YucatánBatres at Teotihuacán6 Batres Fought with All the WorldLa Isla de Sacrificios: Batres and NuttallZelia NuttallIsla de SacrificiosThe National Museum7 The Grand Tour: International Congress of Americanists, Mexico City, 1910Two Automobiles from Teotihuacán: CorruptionMap from TeotihuacánEugène BobanBatres’s ExitConclusionBibliographyIndex

“The author deftly weaves together what appear to be disparate threads of inquiry into a very valuable intellectual history of Mesoamerican studies and Mexican politics. This book, written in an accessible style, is both informative and surprisingly entertaining. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above; professionals.”Jeff Seibert, in: Choice, Vol. 55, No. 9 (May 2018).