Modernity at Gunpoint : Firearms, Politics, and Culture in Mexico and Central America /

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"Modernity at Gunpoint provides the first study of the political and cultural significance of weaponry in the context of major armed conflicts in Mexico and Central America. In this highly original study, Sophie Esch approaches political violence through its most direct but also most symbolic t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Esch, Sophie (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2018]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
War in literature.
Social aspects.
Militarism in literature.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Firearms > Social aspects.
Firearms in literature.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
HISTORY > Latin America > Mexico.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Caribbean & Latin American.
Militarisme dans la litterature.
Guerre dans la litterature.
Revoltes > Aspect social.
Armes à feu > Aspect social > Mexique.
Armes à feu > Aspect social > Amerique centrale.
Insurgency > Social aspects.
Firearms > Social aspects > Mexico.
Firearms > Social aspects > Central America.
Firearms in literature > Case studies.
Nicaragua.
Mexico.
Central America.
Nicaragua > Histoire > 1979 (Revolution) > Influence.
Mexique > Histoire > 1910-1920 (Revolution) > Influence.
Mexique > Histoire militaire > Aspect social.
Amerique centrale > Histoire militaire > Aspect social.
Nicaragua > History > Revolution, 1979 > Influence.
Mexico > History > Revolution, 1910-1920 > Influence.
Mexico > History, Military > Social aspects.
Central America > History, Military > Social aspects.
Military history.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Modernity at Gunpoint provides the first study of the political and cultural significance of weaponry in the context of major armed conflicts in Mexico and Central America. In this highly original study, Sophie Esch approaches political violence through its most direct but also most symbolic tool: the firearm. In novels, songs, and photos of insurgency, firearms appear as artifacts, tropes, and props, through which artists negotiate conceptions of modernity, citizenship, and militancy. Esch grounds her analysis in important rereadings of canonical texts by Martín Luis Guzman, Nellie Campobello, Omar Cabezas, Gioconda Belli, Sergio Ramirez, Horacio Castellanos Moya, and others. Through the lens of the iconic firearm, Esch relates the story of the peasant insurgencies of the Mexican Revolution, the guerrilla warfare of the Sandinista Revolution, and the ongoing drug-related wars in Mexico and Central America, to highlight the historical, cultural, gendered, and political significance of weapons in this volatile region"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (296 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780822986133

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