| Latin American Narratives and Cultural Identity: Selected Readings Contributor(s): Varona-Lacey, Gladys M. (Editor), Blayer, Irene Maria F. (Editor), Anderson, Mark (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820463205 ISBN-13: 9780820463209 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $110.06 Product Type: Hardcover Language: French Published: November 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Literary Criticism | European - Spanish & Portuguese |
| Dewey: 868.08 |
| LCCN: 2003000413 |
| Series: Latin America: Interdisciplinary Studies |
| Physical Information: 260 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents a selection of fourteen provocative and unique essays bringing together the views of exciting new scholarship on narratives and cultural identity in Latin America. In so doing, it balances theory, methodology, and description. The offerings in this volume deliver a clarion mix of original voices and cutting-edge approaches to the exploration of the topics, which reflect diverse perspectives on Latin American culture and literature. The contributions feature analyses of Latin American oral tradition, cultural identity, memory construction, storytelling, literary truth-claims, myth, autobiography, cultural policy and history, folk art and cinema. |