Gutiérrez, Natividad, 1959-

Nationalist myths and ethnic identities : indigenous intellectuals and the Mexican state / Natividad Gutiérrez. - Lincoln [Neb.] ; London : University of Nebraska Press, 1999. - xvii, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-232) and index.

Theories of nationalism revisited-- The composition of the educated indigenous elite-- The historical transformation of Indian identity-- The nation made by the educational system-- Texbooks and national identity-- Mexicanization or the plurality of Mexico-- The emergence of indigenous intellectuals and their responses to national identity-- National myths as Seen by Indians-- Civic Heroes of liberalism-- Indian women writers-- Indian intellectuals after the Chiapas conflict.

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Indians of Mexico--Intellectual life.
Indians of Mexico--Ethnic identity.
Indians of Mexico--Government relations.
Ethnicity--Mexico.
Nationalism--Mexico.
Indios de Mexico
Vida intelectual.
Nacionalismo
Mexico.
Indios de Mexico
Relaciones gubernamentales.


Mexico--Ethnic relations.
Mexico--Politics and government.
Mexico
Relaciones etnicas.
Mexico--Política y gobierno

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