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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Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Lenguaje: | Español |
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Universidad del Pacífico
1993
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Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.up.edu.pe/index.php/apuntes/article/view/369 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/52700 |
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. |
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