XXXV Congreso Internacional de Americanistas Mexico, 1962 Actas y Memorias

3 Volumes. Volume 1 first part. lcv+646 pages with maps, figures, foldout genealogical chart, plates some folding plates, folding tables and drawings. This copy is number 1243 of 1500. Volume 2 second part. 647 pages with figures, charts, tables some folding, figures and plates. Number 1057 of 1500. Volume 3 second part continued. 507 pages with maps some folding, plates, tables some folding tables, figures, plates, illustrations and drawings. Number 1325 of 1500. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's wrappers. First edition. The International Congress of Americanists (ICA) is an international academic conference for research in multidisciplinary studies of the Americas. Established August 25, 1875 in Nancy, France, the scholars' forum has met regularly since its inception, presently in three year increments, with the exception of during the conflict of World War II. Its meeting location alternates between Europe and the Americas. Congress members come from a variety of disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, art, education, economy, geography, history, human rights, law, philosophy, linguistics, sociology, and urban studies. A wide variety of subjects have been presented at the various conferences. Father Émile Petitot spoke at the 1875 Congress on the matter of the Asiatic origin of Inuit and North American Indians. Precipitated by a comment from Franz Boas, a "lively controversy" occurred at the 1902 conference in New York City over the coined word "Amerind". At the 1910 session in Mexico City, Marcos E. Becerra presented a paper on Hernán Cortés's 1524 25 expedition to Las Hibueras. The International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, a co-operative of academic anthropologist researchers and human rights activists, was first proposed at the Munich/Stuttgart conference in August 1968. The 1982 congress in Manchester included the largest conference ever convened on the Amazon basin. At the 1988 congress in Amsterdam, researchers organized a symposium agreeing to create a European network for the interchange of information about Latin America produced in Europe which was the precursor for REDIAL. Condition: Volume 1 wrapper damp stained at back hinge; edge wear; lightly soiled else about very good.