The Lettered City (Post-Contemporary Interventions)

by JohnCharlesChasteen (Editor), Angel Rama (Author)

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  Paperback
  1996

  $30.70

  Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word.