Resumen

CASTILLO RAMIREZ, Guillermo. Gamio's Proposal of Nation Project in Forjando patria (pro nacionalismo) and the Critic of the Mexican Juridical-Political System in the Beginning of the 20^th Century. Desacatos [online]. 2013, n.43, pp.111-126. ISSN 2448-5144.

In the historical context of Mexico of the Revolution of 1910 and inside the frame of Gamio's ideas about indigenous people, this work deals the characterization and analysis of the nation project drawn mainly in Forjando patria (pro nacionalismo) ([1916] 1992). After the description of the historical and social conditions of the work, this article analyzes Gamio critic to the legal and politic system of Mexico during the very beginning of the 20^th Century. Then, this text researches the characteristics that Gamio considered to define a consolidated nation. After this, the article delineates the sociocultural change process to achieve an integrated and defined nationality. Finally, the paper describes the fundamental role that anthropology was meant to perform within the convergence dynamics proposed by Gamio.

Palabras llave : Gamio; history of mexican anthropology; nation; ethnic groups; State.