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Modernity at the Edge of Empire: State, Individual, and Nation in the Northern Peruvian Andes, 1885-1935
David Nugent
Modernity at the Edge of Empire: State, Individual, and Nation in the Northern Peruvian Andes, 1885-1935
David Nugent
Challenging much received wisdom about nation-states - how they form, what sustains them, why they fail - this study of subaltern social groups in the Chachapoyas region of Peru analyzes the emergence of the modern nation-state from below.
462 pages, 2 illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | September 1, 1997 |
ISBN13 | 9780804729581 |
Publishers | Stanford University Press |
Pages | 420 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 27 mm · 635 g |