Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 397 pages) |
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Illuminations : cultural formations of the Americas |
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Illuminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
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Contents |
Acknowledgments; Preamble: Porfirio Díaz's Paradox; Introduction; Part I. Banditry, Self-Fashioning, and the Quest for Legitimacy; 1. Speculum Latronis: On Villa's Retrato autobiográfico; 2. Hugo Chávez, Maisanta, and the Construction of an Insurgent Lineage; Part II. Banditry and the Epic of the Nation; 3. The Burning Plains: On Las lanzas coloradas; 4. "Bodies for the Gallows": On ¡Vámonos con Pancho Villa!; 5. The Andean Western: On Cuentos andinos; 6. Borges and the Melancholic Cultor del Coraje; Part III. Banditry and the Latin American Left |
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7. Dangerous Illusions and Shining Utopias: On Seara Vermelha8. The Heart of Darkness: On José Revueltas; Part IV. Banditry and the Dilemmas of Literature; 9. Borges and Moreira: Inglorious Bastards; 10. Language, the Devil, and the (Out)law: On Grande Sertão: Veredas; 11. An Abundance of Hats and a Scarcity of Heads: On La guerra del fin del mundo; 12. Banditry, Neoliberalism, and the Dilemmas of Literature: On Plata quemada; 13. What Is a Bandit?; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 14, 2017) |
Subject |
Outlaws -- Latin America -- History
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Outlaws in popular culture -- Latin America
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Outlaws in popular culture.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- Spanish & Portuguese.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Caribbean & Latin American.
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Outlaws
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Outlaws in popular culture
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Latin America
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2016364055 |
ISBN |
9780822982326 |
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0822982323 |
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