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Responding to Crisis in Contemporary Mexico : The Political Writings of Paz, Fuentes, Monsiváis, and Poniatowska /
"The work of these four authors charts an important historical era, and a close examination of their essays reveals their maturation as writers and provides an understanding of the development of Mexican society. By bringing their opinions and attitudes to light, Brewster unearths insight into...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Español |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The work of these four authors charts an important historical era, and a close examination of their essays reveals their maturation as writers and provides an understanding of the development of Mexican society. By bringing their opinions and attitudes to light, Brewster unearths insight into the inner workings of Mexican intellectuals and invites observers of contemporary Mexico to reconsider their role in social change."--Jacket. "Regarded as among modern Mexico's foremost creative writers, Octavio Paz, Carlos Fuentes, Carlos Monsivais, and Elena Poniatowska are also esteemed as analyzers of society, critics of public officials, and both molders and mirrors of public opinion. This book offers a reading of Mexican current affairs from 1968 to 1995 through a comparative study of these four writers' political work." "In hundreds of articles, essays, and comments published in the Mexican press - Excelsior, La Cultura en Mexico, La Jornada, Proceso, and many other publications - these writers tackled current affairs as events unfolded. Yet the lack of detailed examination of their contributions in the press has left a gap in our understanding of their vital role in raising awareness of national concerns as they were happening. Claire Brewster has mined direct quotations from a host of publications to illustrate the techniques that they used in combating government and editorial restraints." |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9780816550524 |