Unfolding the city : women write the city in Latin America / Anne Lambright and Elisabeth Guerrero, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lambright, Anne.

Guerrero, Elisabeth.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American literature--Women authors--History and criticism.

Latin American literature.

Cities and towns in literature.

Latin America--In literature.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (326 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MB : University of Minnesota Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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;

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Mapping the City; Part II: The Restless City; Part III: Cities of Difference; Part IV: Other Cities; Contributors; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-4813-1

0-8166-9848-1

OCLC:

476120179