Postcolonial theory has developed mainly in the U.S. academy, and it has focused chiefly on nineteenth-century and twentieth-century colonization and decolonization processes in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the …
Bringing together contributions from top specialists in Hispanic studies – both Peninsular and Latin American – this volume explores a variety of critical issues related to the historical, political, and …
Latinos are the largest and fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, with increased levels of political mobilization and influence. In the timely and thoroughgoing Latino Lives in America, …
“Caribbean Women Writers and Globalization” offers a fresh reading of contemporary literature by Caribbean women in the context of global and local economic forces, providing a valuable corrective to much …
The history of exile literature is as old as the history of writing itself. Despite this vast and varied literary tradition, criticism of exile writing has tended to analyze these …
Ariel Dorfman: An Aesthetics of Hope is a critical introduction to the life and work of the internationally renowned writer, activist, and intellectual Ariel Dorfman. It is the first book …
This bracing and far-ranging study compares modern (post-1492) literary treatments of millenarian narratives–“end of the world” stories charting an ultimate battle between good and evil that destroys previous social structures …
Comprised of 24 newly commissioned chapters, this defining reference volume on Latin America introduces English-language readers to the debates, traditions, and sensibilities that have shaped the study of this diverse …
The Latin-American population has become a major force in American politics in recent years, with expanding influences in local, state, and national elections. The candidates in the 2004 campaign wooed …
with: Ines Županov, Reinhard Meyer-Kalkus, Heike Paul, Pál Nyíri, Friedericke Pannewick Cultural Mobility is a blueprint and a model for understanding the patterns of meaning that human societies create. Drawn …
