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Recognizing Heritage
Thomas H. Guthrie
其他書名
The Politics of Multiculturalism in New Mexico
出版
U of Nebraska Press
, 2013-12-01
主題
Social Science / Sociology / General
History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)
Social Science / General
Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
Social Science / Ethnic Studies / Native American Studies
Social Science / Discrimination & Race Relations
ISBN
0803249594
9780803249592
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=MZwAAQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋
In 2006 Congress established the Northern Rio Grande National Heritage Area to recognize the four-hundred-year –coexistence” of Spanish and Indian peoples in New Mexico and their place in the United States. National heritage areas enable local communities to partner with the federal government to promote historic preservation, cultural conservation, and economic development.
Recognizing Heritage
explores the social, political, and historical context of this and other public efforts to interpret and preserve Native American and Hispanic heritage in northern New Mexico. ¾The federal governmentês recognition of New Mexicoês cultural distinctiveness contrasts sharply with its earlier efforts to wipe out Indian and Hispanic cultures. Yet even celebrations of cultural difference can reinforce colonial hierarchies. Multiculturalism and colonialism have overlapped in New Mexico since the nineteenth century, when Anglo-American colonists began promoting the regionês unique cultures and exotic images to tourists. Thomas H. Guthrie analyzes the relationship between heritage preservation and ongoing struggles over land, water, and identity resulting from American colonization. He uses four sites within the heritage area to illustrate the unintentional colonial effects of multiculturalism: a history and anthropology museum, an Indian art market, a –tricultural” commemorative plaza, and a mountain village famous for its adobe architecture.
Recognizing Heritage
critiques the politics of recognition and suggests steps toward a more just multiculturalism that fundamentally challenges colonial inequalities.