Imperial emotions : cultural responses to myths of empire in fin-de-siècle Spain /
This work reconsiders debates about historical memory from the perspective of the theory of emotions. Its main claim is that the demise of the Spanish empire in 1898 spurred a number of contradictory emotional responses, ranging from mourning and melancholia to indignation, pride, and shame. It show...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Liverpool :
Liverpool University Press,
2013.
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| Series: | Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures ;
10. |
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| Summary: | This work reconsiders debates about historical memory from the perspective of the theory of emotions. Its main claim is that the demise of the Spanish empire in 1898 spurred a number of contradictory emotional responses, ranging from mourning and melancholia to indignation, pride, and shame. It shows how intellectuals sought to reimagine a post-Empire Spain by drawing on myth and employing a predominantly emotional register. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 206 pages ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-199) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781846319761 1846319765 |