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Making Ecuadorian Histories

Four Centuries of Defining Power

Autor: O. Hugo Benavides

Język:

Oprawa: Miękka

Wydawca: University of Texas Press

Dostępność: Dostępna u dostawcy

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In Ecuador, as in all countries, archaeology and history play fundamental roles in defining national...

Informacje o książce

Autor

O. Hugo Benavides

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Miękka

Data wydania

2004

strony

251

EAN

9780292722125

ISBN

0292722125

Enbook ID

04873008

Wydawca

University of Texas Press

Waga

517

Wymiary

152 x 229 x 19

Pełny opis

In Ecuador, as in all countries, archaeology and history play fundamental roles in defining national identity. Connecting with the prehistoric and historic pasts gives the modern state legitimacy and power. But the state is not the only actor that lays claim to the country's archaeological patrimony, nor is its official history the only version of the story. Indigenous peoples are increasingly drawing on the past to claim their rights and standing in the modern Ecuadorian state, while the press tries to present a 'neutral' version of history that will satisfy its various publics. This path-finding book investigates how archaeological knowledge is used for both maintaining and contesting nation-building and state-hegemony in Ecuador. Specifically, Hugo Benavides analyses how the pre-Hispanic site of Cochasqui has become a source of competing narratives of Native American, Spanish, and Ecuadorian occupations, which serve the differing needs of the nation-state and different national populations at large. He also analyzes the Indian movement itself and the recent controversy over the final resting place for the traditional monolith of San Biritute. Offering a more nuanced view of the production of history than previous studies, Benavides demonstrates how both official and resistance narratives are constantly reproduced and embodied within the nation-state's dominant discourses.