Seeing Indians: A Study of Race, Nation, and Power in El Salvador

by Virginia Q. Tilley

Book Overview

Since the 1930s, government claims and popular thought within El Salvador have held that the country no longer holds any Indian population. Seeing Indians explores why this claim has endured despite the existence of substantial indigenous communities within the country's territory. Drawing on history, anthropology, and archaeology, Virginia Tilley delves into the history of Salvadoran racial thought and nation-building to illuminate the political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826339255
• ISBN13: 9780826339256
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
• Length: 315 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 9.2"