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Nancy Farriss | |
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| Born | May 23, 1938 |
| Title | Professor emerita |
| Awards | Beveridge Award |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Barnard College |
| Alma mater | University College London |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | Colonial history of Mexico |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania |
| Notable works | Maya society under colonial rule:The collective enterprise of survival |
Nancy Marguerite Farriss (born May 23,1938) is an American historian who is professor emerita at the University of Pennsylvania.
Nancy Marguerite Farriss was born on May 23,1938. She specializes in the colonial history of Mexico,and completed her doctorate from University College London in 1965,after she earned a B.A. at Barnard College. This was followed by brief posts at the University of the West Indies,Jamaica and the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,VA. In 1971 she was appointed as Associate Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania and continued there for the rest of her career,becoming Annenberg Professor of History in 1990. [1] [2] She is now professor emerita.
Nancy Farriss.
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Autor(es): Nancy Farriss. Traducción de María Palomar
ISBN 978-607-455-968-2 CNCA / ISBN 978-607-461-103-8 Artes de México Pasta: Rústica Número de páginas: 552 Idioma: Español Publicación: CONACULTA – INAH / Artes de México Precio: $600 Ciudad de publicación: México, D. F. País de publicación: México
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