Working/Touring the Past: Latin American Identity and the Political Frustration of Heritage |
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Authors: | O Hugo Benavides |
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Institution: | 1. Sociology/Anthropology Department, Fordham University, 401 East Fordham Road, Dealy Hall 402E, New York, NY, 10458, USA
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Abstract: | This article explores the pervasive impact of the pre-Hispanic past on contemporary Latin American identity, using the Ecuadorian Indian movement and the Yucatacan town of Izamal as two symbolic sites where many of these factors vie for official recognition. Therefore, the central topic of this article is also an essential element of the debate contained within the global development discourse: How is it possible for Latin American to face the constant onslaught of powerful North America and European iconic images and not in some way embody its own inherent internalized forms of colonial oppression? |
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