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Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1 Magic in the Desert: Indigenous Bodies on Display in the Museo de La Plata, 1877–1906
2 Prized Objects: Archaeological Science and Public Actors in Buenos Aires, 1904–1930
3 El Alma del Norte: Northwestern Regionalism and Anthropology, 1900–1940
4 Sensational Discoveries: Heroes, Scandals, and the Popularization of Anthropology
Epilogue: Reflections and Remaining Questions
Notes
Bibliography
Index
“Larson’s work will be useful for historians and other cultural studies scholars. While scholars of Argentina will likely be the target audience, those interested in museums and questions about indigenous identity and representation may also find useful information in the text. In the classroom especially, this study can be assigned by chapter to highlight competing ideas of identity and how national histories are shaped by multiple groups in scientific spaces that are hardly neutral.”
—Ryan Edwards, Hispanic American Historical Review
