: Visuality and power in Argentina and Brazil Andermann, Jens creator Andermann, Jens text Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press 2007 monographic eng

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xv, 256 p. :maps ; 25 cm. Traces the production of nationalist imaginaries through the public visual representation of modern state formation in Brazil and Argentina. This work offers a critique of the visual aspects of national mythology. It also exposes how scientific and cultural institutions inscribed the state-form in time and space. Empires of nature : museums, science, and the politics of being -- Spectacles of sacrifice : inside the Brazilian anthropological exhibition -- Antiques and archives : finding a home for history -- Into the heart of the state : the Planalto Expedition -- An essay in segmentarity : the Desert Campaign -- Disappearing acts : photography and primitive accumulation. / Jens Andermann Social Sciences Culture & institutions Museos -- Influencia -- Brasil Argentina -- Características nacionales Museos de Argentina Exposiciones de Brasil Iconografia 306.209 AND 9780822959724 :Technical Bureau India Pvt. Ltd. :E/261, Shastri Nagar Delhi 200825 20211004112938.0