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This translation of a major work in Mexican anthropology argues that Mesoamerican civilization is an ongoing and undeniable force in contemporary Mexican life. For Guillermo Bonfil Batalla, the remaining Indian communities, the "de-Indianized" rural mestizo communities, and vast sectors of... read more
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First Sentence edit
Let us start from a basic fact: one of the few original civilizations that humanity has created throughout all its history arose and developed in what today is Mexico.
Table of Contents edit
Translator's Foreword
Preface to the Second Edition
Introduction
Part I: A Civilization Denied
1. A Land of Millenarian Civilization
2. The Indian Recognized
3. De-Indianizing That Which Is Indian
Part Two: How We Came to Be Where We Are
4. The Problem of National Culture
5. The Colonial Order
6. Forging a Nation
7. Our (Revolutionized) Modern Times
8. The Paths of Indian Survival
Part III: The National Program and the Civilizational Project
9. The Nation We Have Today
10. Civilization and Alternatives
References Cited
Bibliographic Appendix
Index
Authors & Contributors edit
- Guillermo Bonfil Batalla (Author)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 972.00497
Subjects edit
- Books › Nonfiction › Social Sciences › Anthropology › Cultural
- Books › Nonfiction › Foreign Language Nonfiction › Spanish
- Books › History › Americas › Mexico
- Books › History › World
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