Rascally Signs in Sacred Places: The Politics of Culture in Nicaragua (H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series) - Softcover

Whisnant, David E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080784523X ISBN 13: 9780807845233

Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press, 1995

Synopsis

David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years. Spanning a broad spectrum of popular and traditional expressive forms--including literature, music, film, and broadcast media--the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation for political purposes, and the opposition to cultural policy by a variety of marginalized social and regional groups.

Within the historical narrative of cultural change over time, Whisnant skillfully discusses important case studies of Nicaraguan cultural politics: the consequences of the unauthorized removal of archaeological treasures from the country in the nineteenth century; the perennial attempts by political factions to capitalize on the reputation of two venerated cultural figures, poet Ruben Dario and rebel General Augusto C. Sandino; and the ongoing struggle by Nicaraguan women for liberation from traditional gender relations.

Originally published in 1995.

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David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years. Spanning a broad spectrum of expressive forms-- including literature, music, film, material culture, and broadcast media--the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation of political purposes, the development of and response to cultural policy by a variety of groups and constituencies, and the role of culture in other policy sectors.

About this edition

• Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 080784523X
• ISBN 13: 9780807845233
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592