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Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History: Essays from the North
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Description for Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History: Essays from the North
Paperback. Offers a mixture of reflexive theoretical essays and interpretative case studies that embrace the challenge of writing a social and cultural history of Latin America that is not divorced from politics and broader arenas of power. Editor(s): Joseph, Gilbert M. Series: American Encounters/Global Interactions. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KL; HBAH; HBJK; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 735.
Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History is a collection that embraces a new social and cultural history of Latin America that is not divorced from politics and other arenas of power. True to the intellectual vision of Brazilian historian Emilia Viotti da Costa, one of Latin America’s most distinguished scholars, the contributors actively revisit the political—as both a theme of historical analysis and a stance for historical practice—to investigate the ways in which power, agency, and Latin American identity have been transformed over the past few decades.
Taking careful stock of the state of historical writing on Latin America, ... Read more
Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History is a collection that embraces a new social and cultural history of Latin America that is not divorced from politics and other arenas of power. True to the intellectual vision of Brazilian historian Emilia Viotti da Costa, one of Latin America’s most distinguished scholars, the contributors actively revisit the political—as both a theme of historical analysis and a stance for historical practice—to investigate the ways in which power, agency, and Latin American identity have been transformed over the past few decades.
Taking careful stock of the state of historical writing on Latin America, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Duke University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
American Encounters/Global Interactions
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
North Carolina, United States
ISBN
9780822327899
SKU
V9780822327899
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About Joseph
Gilbert M. Joseph is Farnam Professor of History and Director of Latin American and Iberian Studies at Yale University and Editor of the Hispanic American Historical Review. Most recently he has coedited Close Encounters of Empire: Writing the Cultural History of U.S.–Latin American Relations and Fragments of a Golden Age: The Politics of Culture in Mexico Since 1940, also published ... Read more
Reviews for Reclaiming the Political in Latin American History: Essays from the North
“Cutting edge in its approaches, vibrant in its debates, and relevant in its concerns to both current historiography and current politics, this book should be required reading for all serious students and scholars of Latin America.”—Peter Winn, author of Americas: The Changing Face of Latin America and the Caribbean “The magnificence of this volume lies in Viotti da Costa’s plea ... Read more