National narratives in Mexico : a history /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Florescano, Enrique
Format: Book
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, c2006.
Edition:English-language ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The origin of the story of the creation of the Cosmos, the beginning of the kingdoms, and the deeds of the rulers
  • The canon of the post-classic period, 1100-1521
  • The western canon versus the Mesoamerican canon
  • The conquest and the imposition of the Christian canon on history
  • The first European versions of the American world and the origin of the Mestizo chronicle
  • The canon of memory wrought by the Títulos primordiales
  • From the Creole homeland to the history of the nation
  • Oblivion and memory : from the collapse of the republic to the history of the nation
  • The historical narrative coined by the post-revolutionary state
  • History constructed by historical professionals.