Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture

Name: Cambridge Companion to Modern Latin American Culture
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ISBN: 9780521636513

ISBN-10: 0521636515

ISBN-13: 9780521636513

Edition: 2003

Authors: John King

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The term Latin America refers to the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking states created in the early 1820s following the wars of independence, states that differed enormously in geographical and demographical scale, ethnic composition and economic resources, yet shared distinct historical and cultural traits. Specially-commissioned essays by leading experts explore the unity and diversity of the region's cultural expressions. These essays analyse history and politics from the nineteenth century to the present day and consider the heritage of pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America. There is a particular focus on narrative as well as on poetry, art and architecture, music, cinema, theatre, and…

Book details

List price: $36.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 4/1/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 384
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.02" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of illustrations


Notes on contributors


Acknowledgements


Note on translations


Chronology of major events



Latin America, 1830



Latin America, 2000


Introduction




Pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America




Latin America since independence




Spanish American narrative, 1810-1920




Spanish American narrative, 1920-1970




Spanish American narrative since 1970




Brazilian narrative




Latin American poetry




Popular culture in Latin America




Art and architecture in Latin America




Tradition and transformation in Latin American music




The theatre space in Latin America




Cinema in Latin America




Hispanic USA: literature, music and language



Index