Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. Translator’s Introduction 1
6. 1 Forjando Patria 23
7. 2 Patrias and Nationalities of Latin America 25
8. 3 The Department of Anthropology 32
9. 4 The Redemption of the Indigenous Class 36
10. 5 Prejudices against the Indigenous Race and Its History 38
11. 6 Sociology and Government 41
12. 7 Knowledge of the Population 43
13. 8 Some Considerations on Statistics 45
14. 9 The Work of Art in Mexico 48
15. 10 The Concept of Pre-Hispanic Art 52
16. 11 Art and Science in the Period of Independence 62
17. 12 Department of Fine Arts 65
18. 13 There Is No Prehistory! 67
19. 14 Synthetic Concept of Archaeology 70
20. 15 The Values of History 72
21. 16 Revision of the Latin American Constitutions 80
22. 17 Our Laws and Our Legislators 83
23. 18 Politics and Its Values 86
24. 19 Our Religious Transition 90
25. 20 Our Catholics 93
26. 21 Our Intellectual Culture 96
27. 22 The Concept of Culture 103
28. 23 Language and Our Country 108
29. 24 National Literature 110
30. 25 Our Women 115
31. 26 The National Seal 126
32. 27 Capacity for Work 131
33. 28 Our National Industry 133
34. 29 Of Yankee and Mexican Metalism 138
35. 30 Spain and the Spanish 141
36. 31 Integral Education 145
37. 32 The Editorial Department 148
38. 33 Revolution 151
39. 34 Three Nationalist Problems 154
40. Summary 164
41. Works Cited 165
42. Index 172