The Metamorphosis of Heads: Textual Struggles, Education, and Land in the Andes

by Denise Y. Arnold

Book Overview

Since the days of the Spanish Conquest, the indigenous populations of Andean Bolivia have struggled to preserve their textile-based writings. This struggle continues today, both in schools and within the larger culture. The Metamorphosis of Heads explores the history and cultural significance of Andean textile writings--weavings and kipus (knotted cords), and their extreme contrasts in form and production from European alphabet-based texts. Denise...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822962748
• ISBN13: 9780822962748
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"