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Carlos Monsiváis: Culture and Chronicle in Contemporary Mexico
Linda Egan
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Hardcover. Num Pages: 276 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCM; 2ADS; DSBH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 161 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
One of Mexico's foremost social and political chroniclers and its most celebrated cultural critic, Carlos Monsivais has read the pulse of his country over the past half century. The author of five collections of literary journalism pieces called cronicas, he is perhaps best known for his analytic and often satirical descriptions of Mexico City's popular culture. This comprehensive study of Monsivais's cronicas is the first book to offer an analysis of these works and to place Monsivais's work within a theoretical framework that recognizes the importance of his vision of Mexican culture. Linda Egan examines his ideology in relation to ... Read more
One of Mexico's foremost social and political chroniclers and its most celebrated cultural critic, Carlos Monsivais has read the pulse of his country over the past half century. The author of five collections of literary journalism pieces called cronicas, he is perhaps best known for his analytic and often satirical descriptions of Mexico City's popular culture. This comprehensive study of Monsivais's cronicas is the first book to offer an analysis of these works and to place Monsivais's work within a theoretical framework that recognizes the importance of his vision of Mexican culture. Linda Egan examines his ideology in relation to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Tucson, United States
ISBN
9780816521371
SKU
V9780816521371
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About Linda Egan
Linda Egan, Associate Professor of Spanish, University of California - Davis, is the author of Carlos Monsivais: Culture and Chronicle in Contemporary Mexico and a book on Sor Juana. Mary K. Long, Director of International Spanish for the Professions, University of Colorado - Boulder, has written on the work of Salvador Novo and on cross-cultural exchange between Latin America and ... Read more
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