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Lost worlds : Latin America and the imagining of empire /

Think of Latin America and what do you see? Escape? Adventure? Chaos? Oblivion? In Lost Worlds Kevin Foster explores how these and other stereotypes about the continent came into being and what their continuing currency tells us about ourselves.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Foster, Kevin, 1961-
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: London ; New York : Pluto, 2009.
Subjects:
Lateinamerika
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in literature.
English literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Latin America > In literature.
Latin America > Foreign public opinion.
Stéréotypes dans la littérature.
Littérature anglaise > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature anglaise > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Amérique latine > Dans la littérature.
Amérique latine > Opinion publique étrangère.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
American literature.
English literature.
Literature.
Public opinion.
Latin America.
Literatur
Kulturkrise
Englisches Sprachgebiet
1800-1999
Geschichte 1805-2000.
Electronic books.
Electronic book.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Think of Latin America and what do you see? Escape? Adventure? Chaos? Oblivion? In Lost Worlds Kevin Foster explores how these and other stereotypes about the continent came into being and what their continuing currency tells us about ourselves.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 262 pages) : illustrations
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-247) and index.
ISBN:9781849640718
1849640718