A Cultural History of Latin America: Literature, Music and the Visual Arts in the 19th and 20th Centuries

Bethell

ISBN 10: 0521626269 / ISBN 13: 9780521626262

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1998

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Has bookstore stickers on spine . Text appears clean, but may contain minor marks that we missed, Light shelf and corner wear. May be former library book with usual markings and attachments. Binding is in very good condition. Looks nice. 538 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Sociology & Culture; History. ISBN: 0521626269. ISBN/EAN: 9780521626262. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561055097. Seller Inventory # 1561055097

Bibliographic Details

Title: A Cultural History of Latin America: ...

Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Softcover

Condition: Good

Edition: First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

A Cultural History of Latin America brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of The Cambridge History of Latin America. The essays place Latin American literature, music and visual arts in historical context, from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. Topics include narrative fiction and poetry; indigenous literatures and culture; the development of music, sculpture, painting, mural art, and architecture; and the history of Latin American film. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay.

About the Author:

Professor Leslie Bethell is Emeritus Professor of Latin American History in the University of London and an Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, Oxford. He was Director of the University of London Institute of Latin American Studies from 1987 to 1992 and the University of Oxford Centre for Brazilian Studies from 1997 to 2007. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centro de Pesquisa e Documentacao de Historia Contemporanea do Brasil at the Fundacao Getulio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.