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Mesoamerican Ethnology: Modernity and Tradition in Indigenous Lives

November 21, 2020
4 Corners of the World: International Collections and Studies at the Library of Congress

In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, this bibliographic essay on Mesoamerican ethnology by Duncan Earle for the Handbook of Latin American Studies (HLAS) explores contemporary Indigenous life and cultures of the Americas.

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    November 21, 2020

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