The Pursuit of Ruins: Archaeology, History, and the Making of Modern Mexico - Hardcover

by Christina Bueno (Author)

The Pursuit of Ruins argues that the government effort to take control of the ancient remains in Mexico took off in the late nineteenth century during the dictatorship of Porfirio DÃ-az.

Author Biography

Christina Bueno is an associate professor of Latin American history and Latinoâ Latin American studies at Northeastern Illinois University.