Carmen Bernand facts for kids
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Carmen Bernand
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Carmen Muñoz
19 September 1939 France
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| Alma mater | University of Buenos Aires |
| Occupation | Historian, anthropologist, Latin Americanist |
| Employer | Paris Nanterre University |
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Notable work
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The Incas: People of the Sun |
| Spouse(s) | André Bernand |
Carmen Bernand (born Carmen Muñoz on September 19, 1939) is a French expert. She studies people and cultures (an anthropologist), history (a historian), and everything about Latin America (a Latin Americanist).
About Carmen Bernand
Carmen Bernand was born in France. Her parents were Spanish refugees. She lived in Argentina for 25 years. There, she studied ethnology, which is the study of different cultures, at the University of Buenos Aires.
In 1964, she moved to Paris. She continued her studies there. In 1966, she married André Bernand, who studied ancient writings.
Her Work and Research
Carmen Bernand is an expert in the history of the Americas, also known as the New World and Latin America. She traveled to Argentina, Peru, and Ecuador. There, she studied people living in the Andes mountains.
Since the late 1980s, she has focused on historical anthropology. This means she looks at the history of Latin America by studying its cultures and how people lived.
She teaches at the Paris Nanterre University. She is also a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. She helps lead the Centre for Research on the American Worlds. She is also on the team for Gradhiva, a journal about anthropology.
Books She Has Written
Carmen Bernand has written many books. With Serge Gruzinski, she wrote two books called Histoire du Nouveau Monde (History of the New World).
She also wrote Un Inca platonicien: Garcilaso de la Vega 1539–1616. One of her most famous books is Les Incas: Peuple du Soleil (The Incas: People of the Sun). This book is a heavily illustrated pocket book. It has been translated into ten languages, including English. She also wrote a mystery novel in Spanish that takes place in the Inca Empire.
Important Books
Here are some of the books Carmen Bernand has written or co-written:
- Les Incas: Peuple du Soleil (The Incas: People of the Sun), published in 1988. This book is part of the "Découvertes Gallimard" collection.
- The US version is called The Incas: People of the Sun.
- The UK version is called The Incas: Empire of Blood and Gold.
- With Serge Gruzinski, Histoire du Nouveau Monde (History of the New World), published in two parts in 1991 and 1993.
- Historia de Buenos Aires (History of Buenos Aires), published in 1999.
- Un Inca platonicien: Garcilaso de la Vega 1539–1616, published in 2006.
- With Catherine Escrive, Viracocha, le père du Soleil inca (Viracocha, the Father of the Inca Sun), published in 2008.
- Cuzco, le nombril du monde (Cuzco, the Navel of the World), published in 2010.
See also
In Spanish: Carmen Bernand para niños
