Overview

This book brings together ten essays relating to the manner in which postcolonial research is conducted and information put forth on the representation of indigenous cultures in the Americas. It is divided into three parts: Part One describes the current state of affairs of postcolonial studies in the North American region; Part Two explores Mesoamerican culture, and Nuu Savi and Zapotec studies in particular; and Part Three looks at the Andean region.

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Author:   Laura N. K. van Broekhoven
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773456396

ISBN 10:   0773456392
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   December 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface; Introduction; Part I - Native Heritage and Colonialism in North America; Human Remains: Spiritual and Scientific Paradigms - Celestina Flores; Research in Native American Communities: Learning from Blackfoot Perspectives - Lea M. Zuyderhoudt; Part II - Native Heritage and Colonialism in Middle America; ""We"" and ""Them"" in the World of Nuu Savi: A Critical Revision - Juan Julian Caballero; The Zapotecs of Oaxaca: A Critical Review of Our Identity - Manuel Rios Morales; The Studies and the Studious Ones of the Nuu Savi Culture and Language - Ubaldo Lopez Garcia; Origin as Heritage: Community Archaeology in Apoala, Mexico - Alexander Geurds and Laura Van Broekhoven; Native Culture and Colonial Structure - Gabina Aurora Perez Jimenez and Maarten Jansen; The Temazcal and the Concept of Secularization: A Discursive Analysis - Joke De Vriese; Part III - Native Heritage and Colonialism in South America; Garabombo: Mission Impossible - Adriana Churampi Ramirez; Postcolonial Linguistics: An Andean Perspective - Willem F.H. Adelaar."

Reviews

The insights in this book about how the postcolonial conditions of indigenous peoples and their political mobilization influence collective identities provide the context in which indigenous peoples are to be understood... - Prof. Dr. Gaspar Rivera-Salgado, Utrecht University

Author Information

Laura Van Broekhoven is Researcher and Lecturer in Archaeology at Leiden University and Curator of Middle and South America at the National Museum of Ethnology.

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