The shadow of Ulysses : public intellectual exchange across the U.S.-Mexico border / José Antonio Aguilar Rivera ; foreword by Russell Jacoby ; translated by Rose Hocker and Emiliano Corral.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aguilar Rivera, José Antonio, 1968-

Standardized Title:

Sombra de Ulises. English

Language:

English

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Intellectuals.

History.

Mexico--Intellectual life--20th century.

Mexico.

Intellectual life.

Intellectuals--Mexico--History--20th century.

United States--Intellectual life--20th century.

United States.

Intellectuals--United States--History--20th century.

Mexico--Relations--United States.

Relations.

United States--Relations--Mexico.

Physical Description:

xix, 137 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, [2000]

Summary:

Written by one of the most promising young scholars on the Mexican intellectual scene, The Shadow of Ulysses attempts to reconnect the American and Mexican intellectual experiences by exploring historical as well as contemporary issues in both countries. The book's first chapters discuss the relationship between American and Mexican intellectuals in the aftermath of the Mexican Revolution and offer a sociological comparison of the 1960s intellectual generations in the United States and Mexico. Later chapters provide a critical assessment of two prominent Mexican public intellectuals well known to the American reader: Carlos Fuentes and Jorge Castaneda. The Shadow of Ulysses, the Mexican edition of which was awarded the Alfonso Reyes National Prize, offers a rare glimpse into the development of contemporary Mexican thought and reveals the under-recognized intellectual ties that existed between our two countries in the first half of the twentieth century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-131) and index.

ISBN:

0739101730

OCLC:

44174202