Imagination, Emblems, and Expressions: Essays on Latin American, Carribean, and Continental Culture and Identity

by Helen Ryan-Ranson (Editor)

Overview

This book of essays-carefully written by twenty-four authorities on their subjects-provides a deep understanding of and appreciation for the coherence, primacy, and importance of the search for identity in the divergent areas of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879725815
Publisher:	University of Wisconsin Press
Publication date:	01/01/1993
Edition description:	1
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

Editorial Reviews

Twenty-four essays take diverse approaches (thematic, feminist, historicist, cultural materialist, etc.) to the theme of culture (including its expression in literature, art, mass media, etc.) and identity (self, regional, or national) in Latin America (five essays), the Caribbean (ten essays) and Europe (nine essays). Paper edition (unseen), $16.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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