Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction On “Indians” 1
5. Chapter 1 Montezuma’s Revenge 21
6. Chapter 2 Representing the Nation 47
7. Chapter 3 “Padres de la Patria”: Nations and Ancestors 79
8. Chapter 4 Patriotic History and the Pre-Columbian Past 100
9. Chapter 5 Archaeology, Museums, and Heritage 133
10. Chapter 6 Citizenship and Civilization: The “Indian Problem” 161
11. Chapter 7 Indigenismo: The Return of the Native? 184
12. Epilogue 213
13. Appendix Abolishing the Indian? 217
14. A Note on Sources 221
15. Notes 223
16. Bibliography 301
17. Index 353