Unfolding the City : Women Write the City in Latin America /

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The city is not only built of towers of steel and glass; it is a product of culture. It plays an especially important role in Latin America, where urban areas hold a near-monopoly on resources and are home to an expanding population. The essays in this collection assert that women's views of th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Guerrero, Ellie (Editor ), Lambright, Anne (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2007.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Vrouwelijke auteurs.
Steden.
Bellettrie.
Spaans.
Literature.
Latin American fiction > Women authors.
Latin American fiction.
Cities and towns in literature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Women Authors.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > Spanish & Portuguese.
Amerique latine dans la litterature.
Villes dans la litterature.
Roman latino-americain > 21e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Roman latino-americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes latino-americains > Histoire et critique.
Latin American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism.
Latin American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Latin American fiction > Women authors > History and criticism.
Latijns-Amerika.
Latin America.
Amerique latine > Dans la litterature.
Latin America > In literature.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The city is not only built of towers of steel and glass; it is a product of culture. It plays an especially important role in Latin America, where urban areas hold a near-monopoly on resources and are home to an expanding population. The essays in this collection assert that women's views of the city are unique and revealing. For the first time, Unfolding the City addresses issues of gender and the urban in literature-particularly lesser-known works of literature-written by Latin American women from Mexico City, Santiago, and Buenos Aires. The contributors propose new mappings of urban space
Descripción Física:1 online resource (304 pages).
ISBN:9780816698486

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