Abstract

RODRIGUEZ, Lorena B.. Mestizos o indios puros? El valle Calchaquí y los primeros antropólogos. Avá [online]. 2008, n.13, pp.1-1. ISSN 1851-1694.

The aim of this work is to analyse the way that mestizaje notion -tightly linked to the construction of the native- was politically used during the period of argentina nation consolidation. We will focus in some academic productions made on Calchaqui valley because, on a small scale, they show us the same meaning fluctuations and nationality models found on a national scale. From this case, we are interested in showing the role played by social sciences -particularly anthropology and history- in the nation building and consolidation.

Keywords : Mestizaje; Natives; Nation; Science; Politic; Calchaquí Valley.