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What Indians say about Mestizos : A critical view of a cultural archetype of Mexican nationalism
Author(s) -
GUTIÉRREZ NATIVIDAD
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
bulletin of latin american research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.24
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1470-9856
pISSN - 0261-3050
DOI - 10.1111/j.1470-9856.1998.tb00126.x
Subject(s) - archetype , ethnic group , nationalism , modernization theory , indigenous , context (archaeology) , sociology , gender studies , identity (music) , national identity , anthropology , social science , political science , history , aesthetics , law , philosophy , archaeology , politics , ecology , theology , biology
— This article seeks to analyse the views held by indigenous people of one of the main symbols of national identity in Mexico: the mestizo. While great importance has been attached to the archetype of the mestizo , the opinions of indian peoples with regard to its appropriateness as a formula for integration have not been explored. The views collected and analysed in this article were provided by members of ethnic groups who have received a modern education. The article seeks to explore these responses in the context of the different theoretical approaches of modernisation and ethnicity as components in the contruction of nationhood.