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The mystifications of a nation : "the potato bug" and other essays on Czech culture /

A keen observer of culture, Czech writer Vladimír Macura (1945-99) devoted a lifetime to illuminating the myths that defined his nation. The Mystifications of a Nation, the first book-length translation of Macura's work in English, offers essays deftly analyzing a variety of cultural phenomena...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Macura, Vladimír, 1945-1999
Otros Autores: Píchová, Hana, 1961-, Cravens, Craig Stephen, 1965-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Checo
Publicado: Madison, Wis. : University of Wisconsin Press, ©2010.
Colección:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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