{"product_id":"pursuit-of-ruins-christina-bueno-9780826357328","title":"Pursuit of Ruins: Archaeology, History, and the Making of Modern Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWinner of the Michael C. Meyer Award from the Rocky Mountain Council for Latin American Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2016-2017 Alfred B. Thomas Award Honorable Mention from the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2017 Annual Book Award Honorable Mention from the Society for Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFamous for its majestic ruins, Mexico has gone to great lengths to preserve and display the remains of its pre-Hispanic past. \u003cem\u003eThe Pursuit of Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e argues that the government effort to take control of the ancient remains took off in the late nineteenth century during the dictatorship of Porfirio Díaz. Under Díaz Mexico acquired an official history more firmly rooted in Indian antiquity. This prestigious pedigree served to counter Mexico's image as a backward, peripheral nation. The government claimed symbolic links with the great civilizations of pre-Hispanic times as it hauled statues to the National Museum and reconstructed Teotihuacán. Christina Bueno explores the different facets of the Porfirian archaeological project and underscores the contradictory place of indigenous identity in modern Mexico. While the making of Mexico's official past was thought to bind the nation together, it was an exclusionary process, one that celebrated the civilizations of bygone times while disparaging contemporary Indians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Bueno\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826357326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826357328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of New Mexico Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2017","brand":"Christina Bueno","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483721412863,"sku":"9780826357328","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_12285d6e-6edc-4b85-8eeb-5ea57292cd80.jpg?v=1778040224","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pursuit-of-ruins-christina-bueno-9780826357328","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}