Forms of dictatorship : power, narrative, and authoritarianism in the Latina/o novel /

"An intra-ethnic study of Latina/o fiction written in the United States from the early 1990s to the present, Forms of Dictatorship examines novels that depict the historical reality of dictatorship and exploit dictatorship as a literary trope. This literature constitutes a new sub-genre of Lati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Harford Vargas, Jennifer, 1980- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Series:	Oxford studies in American literary history.
Subjects:	American fiction > Hispanic American authors > History and criticism. Dictators in literature. Authoritarianism in literature. Social control in literature. Point of view (Literature) American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism. American fiction > 21st century > History and criticism. Roman américain > Auteurs américains d'origine latino-américaine > Histoire et critique. Dictateurs dans la littérature. Autoritarisme dans la littérature. Contrôle social dans la littérature. Point de vue (Littérature) Roman américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique. Roman américain > 21e siècle > Histoire et critique. LITERARY COLLECTIONS > Caribbean & Latin American. LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General. American fiction American fiction > Hispanic American authors Authoritarianism in literature Dictators in literature Social control in literature 1900-2099 Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Introduction
Chapter 1: Dictating Narrative Power
Chapter 2: The Borderlands of Authoritarianism
Chapter 3: The Floating Dictatorship
Chapter 4: Plotting Justice
Chapter 5: The Fall of the Patriarchs
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