| South American Independence: Gender, Politics, Text Contributor(s): Davies, Catherine (Author), Owen, Hilary (Author), Brewster, Claire (Author) |
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ISBN: 1846316847 ISBN-13: 9781846316845 Publisher: Liverpool University Press OUR PRICE: $59.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - South America - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory |
| Dewey: 305.420 |
| Series: Liverpool University Press - Liverpool Latin American Studie |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (1.25 lbs) 272 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The struggles for independence in Latin America during the first half of the nineteenth century were accompanied by a wide-ranging debate about political rights, nationality and citizenship. In South American Independence, Catherine Davies, Claire Brewster and Hilary Owen investigate the neglected role of gender in that discussion. Examining women writers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Colombia, the book traces the contradictions inherent in revolutionary movements that, while arguing for the rights of all, remained ambivalent, at best, about the place of women. Through studies of both published and unpublished writings, South American Independence reveals the complex role of women in shaping the vexed ideologies of independence. |
