Dominant narratives, social violence and the practice of Bolivian archaeology

Journal of Social Archaeology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-408

  Kojan, David ^a   Angelo, Dante ^b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Historical narratives; Nationalism; Politics of archaeology; South American archaeology; Tiwanaku

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644455663     PISSN: 14696053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1469605305057585     Document Type: Review

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