Body, Nation, and Narrative in the Americas /

This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about c...

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Main Author:	Pitt, Kristin E. (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Subjects:	Literature. Cultural Theory. Literary Theory. Nineteenth-Century Literature. North American Literature. Postcolonial/World Literature. Twentieth-Century Literature. Culture > Study and teaching. Literature > Philosophy. Literature, Modern > 19th century. Literature, Modern > 20th century. America > Literatures. Electronic books.
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