Screen LibraryPolitical violence and the construction of national identity in Latin America
This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an original, fascinating contributio...
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| Literature type: | Electronic Software eBook |
| Language: | English |
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This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an original, fascinating contribution to an increasingly important field of study. 'This intriguing book reminds us of the continuing power of national imaginaries to generate and orchestrate violence, and of how much violence is an integral part of not only authoritarian, but also liberal, regimes. Fowler and Lambert have put together an impressive interdisciplinary collection that combines illuminating theoretical overviews with wide-ranging and engaging case studies. An important book for all students of nationalism and violence.' - Peter Wade, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of Manchester 'Fowler and Lambert have put together a fascinating collection of es |
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Ebook. Originally published in: 2008. |
| Carrier Form: | 256 p. |
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9781403973887 9780230601727 : 0230601723 : |
| CLC: | D81 |
| Contents: | Preface * The Children of the Chingada: Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America - Will Fowler * Myth, Manipulation and Violence: Relationships between National Identity and Political Violence - Peter Lambert * Languages of National Violence: Notes on Mexican Hispanophobia - Marco Antonio Landavazo * Lucha and Cubania: The Reconstruction of a Cuban Historical Identity through the Idea of Revolutionary Struggle - Antoni Kapcia * Contesting Imagined Communities: Gender, Nation and Violence in El Salvador - Mo Hume * National Identity and Violence: The Case |