The politics of memory : native historical interpretation in the Colombian Andes
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The politics of memory : native historical interpretation in the Colombian Andes
（Latin America otherwise）
Duke University Press, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-239) and index
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Description
How does a culture in which writing is not a prominent feature create historical tradition? In The Politics of Memory, Joanne Rappaport answers this question by tracing the past three centuries of the intellectual history of the Nasa-a community in the Colombian Andes. Focusing on the Nasa historians of the eighteenth through twentieth centuries, Rappaport highlights the differences between "native" history and Eurocentric history and demonstrates how these histories must be examined in relation to the particular circumstances in which they were produced.
Reconsidering the predominantly mythic status of non-Western historical narrative, Rappaport identifies the political realities that influenced the form and content of Andean history, revealing the distinct historical vision of these stories. Because of her examination of the influences of literacy in the creation of history, Rappaport's analysis makes a special contribution to Latin American and Andean studies, solidly grounding subaltern texts in their sociopolitical contexts.
Table of Contents
About the Series vii
Preface to the Duke Edition ix
List of Illustrations xvii
Preface xxiii
Introduction: Interpreting the Past 1
Part I. The Creation of a Chiefly Ideology: Nasa Historical Thought under Spanish Rule 31
Part II. From Colony to Republic: Cacique and Caudillo 87
Part III. Contemporary Historical Voices 141
Glossary 209
Notes 211
References 221
Index 241
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