Anita Brenner : a mind of her own / Susannah Joel Glusker ; foreword by Carlos Monsivais.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Glusker, Susannah Joel, author.

Contributor:

Monsivais, Carlos, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brenner, Anita, 1905-1974.

Brenner, Anita.

Journalists--Mexico--Biography.

Journalists.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (315 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin, Texas : University of Texas Press, 1998.

Summary:

Journalist, historian, anthropologist, art critic, and creative writer, Anita Brenner was one of Mexico's most discerning interpreters. Born to a Jewish immigrant family in Mexico a few years before the Revolution of 1910, she matured into an independent liberal who defended Mexico, workers, and all those who were treated unfairly, whatever their origin or nationality. In this book, her daughter, Susannah Glusker, traces Brenner's intellectual growth and achievements from the 1920s through the 1940s. Drawing on Brenner's unpublished journals and autobiographical novel, as well as on her published writing, Glusker describes the origin and impact of Brenner's three major books, Idols Behind Altars, Your Mexican Holiday, and The Wind That Swept Mexico. Along the way, Glusker traces Brenner's support of many liberal causes, including her championship of Mexico as a haven for Jewish immigrants in the early 1920s. This intellectual biography brings to light a complex, fascinating woman who bridged many worlds—the United States and Mexico, art and politics, professional work and family life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

contents

Foreword

Prologue

An Abbreviated Chronology of Anita Brenner's Life

Introduction

one. Nana Serapia

two. Mexico Welcomes Anita

three. A Family of Artists and Intellectuals

four. Sisters, Foes, and Role Models

five. Moving On

six. Harvesting Mexican Efforts

seven. An Art Critic's Career Unfolds

eight. Idols behind Altars

nine. An Atypical Student

ten. Flirtations, Relationships, and Love

eleven. Your Mexican Holiday

twelve. Identity, Commitment, and Activism

thirteen. Full-fledged Menorah Journal Radical

fourteen. Spain

fifteen. Art Critic in the Thirties

sixteen. A Radical Looks at Mexico: The Throttled Revolution

seventeen. The Wind That Swept Mexico

eighteen. Epilogue: New York, 1942

Appendixes

Notes

Anita Brenner Bibliography

General Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-292-75972-X

OCLC:

1269268986