The Mapuche in Modern Chile : a Cultural History /

Crow, Joanna.

The Mapuche in Modern Chile : a Cultural History / Joanna Crow. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, (c)2012. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Mythical objects and political subjects -- Histories of conquest: the occupation of Araucanía and its consequences, 1862-1910 -- Renewed struggles for survival: national festivities and Mapuche political activism, 1910-1938 -- Caudillos, poets, and sopranos: articulating Mapuche identities on the national and international stage, 1938-1964 -- Revolutionary transformations and new representational challenges, 1964-1973 -- The Pinochet dictatorship: conflicting histories and memories, 1973-1990 -- Claiming historical truth in the era of neoliberal multiculturalism, 1990-2010 -- Conclusion: a defiant history of difference.

Traces the history of the Mapuche and Chile from the initial colonization of Mapuche land in the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.



9780813045023 9780813046273

016246983 Uk


Mapuche Indians--History.
Mapuche Indians--Social life and customs.
Indians of South America--Chile.


Electronic Books.

F3126 / .M378 2012