The utopian impulse in Latin America
An exploration of the concept of utopia in Latin America from the earliest accounts of the New World to current cultural production, the carefully selected essays in this volume represent the latest research on the topic by some of the most important Latin Americanists working in North American acad...
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An exploration of the concept of utopia in Latin America from the earliest accounts of the New World to current cultural production, the carefully selected essays in this volume represent the latest research on the topic by some of the most important Latin Americanists working in North American academia today. |
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Electronic book text. Epublication based on: 9780230103528, 2011. |
Carrier Form: | 320 p. |
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9780230103528 9780230339613 : 0230339611 : |
CLC: | D091.6 |
Contents: | Introduction: The Theory and Practice of the Utopian Impulse in Latin America-- K.Beauchesne & A.Santos PART I: FOUNDATIONAL UTOPIAS Utopia in Latin America: Cartographies and Paradigms-- B.Pastor Barataria from the Perspective of Hispanic American 'Colonial' Studies: Contributions for a Reading of (Counter)Utopia in the Quijote and the New World-- J.Antonio Mazzotti PART II: UTOPIA AND MODERNITY Remnants of a Dream World: Latin American Pavilions at the Paris 1889 Universal Exhibition-- A.Uslenghi Ecocannibalism: The Greening of Antropofagia-- O.Cisneros Eulalia in Utopia: Urban Space, Mode |