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Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series) - Softcover

Florescano, Enrique; Bork, Kathryn R.

 
9780292724860: Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico: From the Aztecs to Independence (LLILAS Translations from Latin America Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0292724861 ISBN 13: 9780292724860
Publisher: University of Texas Press, 1994

Synopsis

In Memory, Myth, and Time in Mexico, noted Mexican scholar Enrique Florescano’s Memoria mexicana becomes available for the first time in English. A collection of essays tracing the many memories of the past created by different individuals and groups in Mexico, the book addresses the problem of memory and changing ideas of time in the way Mexicans conceive of their history. Original in perspective and broad in scope, ranging from the Aztec concept of the world and history to the ideas of independence, this book should appeal to a wide readership.

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About the Author

Enrique Florescano is a noted Mexican historian and has served as the Director of Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History (Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia).

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Publisher
University of Texas Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0292724861
ISBN 13 
9780292724860
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
294