Andean heritage, colonial heritage and miscegenation in Peru

The article discusses whether Peruvians have managed to forge a national identity similar to those found in Europe. The author maintains the Peruvian national identity does exist and comes across in a variety of forms. Nevertheless he also points out that this identity's distinctive trait is re...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pereyra Plasencia, Hugo
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Universidad del Pacífico 1993
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/369
http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/52700
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Sumario:The article discusses whether Peruvians have managed to forge a national identity similar to those found in Europe. The author maintains the Peruvian national identity does exist and comes across in a variety of forms. Nevertheless he also points out that this identity's distinctive trait is represented in the still delicate issue of racial mixing between Andean and pre-Hispanic cultures. For this reason it is not possible to talk about a national identity in the European sense.