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Political Violence and the Construction of National Identity in Latin America / by Peter Lambert ; edited by W. Fowler.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ethnology--Latin America.
- Ethnology.
- Culture.
- America--Politics and government.
- America.
- International relations.
- Political science.
- World politics.
- Terrorism.
- Political violence.
- Latin American Culture.
- American Politics.
- International Relations.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Terrorism and Political Violence.
- Local Subjects:
- Latin American Culture.
- American Politics.
- International Relations.
- Political Science.
- Political History.
- Terrorism and Political Violence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (257 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed. 2006.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This topical volume seeks to analyze the intimate but under-studied relationship between the construction of national identity in Latin America, and the violent struggle for political power that has defined Latin American history since independence. The result is an original, fascinating contribution to an increasingly important field of study.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on the Contributors; Chapter 1 The Children of the Chingada; Chapter 2 Myth, Manipulation, and Violence: Relationships between National Identity and Political Violence; Chapter 3 Languages of Nationalist Violence: Notes on Mexican Hispanophobia; Chapter 4 Lucha and Cubanía: The (Re)Construction of a Cuban Historical Identity Through the Idea of (Revolutionary) Struggle; Chapter 5 Contesting Imagined Communities: Gender, Nation, and Violence in El Salvador; Chapter 6 National Identity and Violence: The Case of Colombia
- Chapter 7 National Identity and Political Violence: The Case of VenezuelaChapter 8 Political Violence, Cinematic Representation, and Peruvian National Identity: La Boca del Lobo (Francisco Lombardi, 1988) and La Vida es una Sola...; Chapter 9 Violence, the Left, and the Creation of Un Nuevo Chile; Chapter 10 The Effects of State Violence on National Identity: The Fate of Chilean Historical Narratives Post 1973; Chapter 11 ""iMuero con mi patria!"" Myth, Political Violence, and the Construction of National Identity in Paraguay
- Chapter 12 Some Historical Observations on the Relationship between Nationalism and Political Violence in ArgentinaSelected Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611361228
- 9781281361226
- 1281361224
- 9780230601727
- 0230601723
- OCLC:
- 567997655
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