| Negotiating Identities in Modern Latin America Contributor(s): Kraay, Hendrik (Editor) |
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ISBN: 155238229X ISBN-13: 9781552382295 Publisher: University of Calgary Press OUR PRICE: $37.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Negotiating identities in Modern Latin America explores some of the ways in which people define their membership in groups and their collective identity, as well as some of the challenges to the definition and maintenance of that identity. This interdisciplinary collection of essays, addressing such diverse topics as the history of Brazilian football and the concept of masculinity in the Mexican army, provides new insights into questions of identity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America. The essays cover a wide range of countries in the region, from Mexico to Argentina, and analyze a variety of identity-bearing groups, from small-scale communities to nations. Editor Hendrik Kraay has gathered contributions from historians, anthropologists, and political scientists. Their individual methodological and theoretical approaches combine to paint a picture of Latin American society that is both complex and compelling. The chapters focus on what might be called the day-to-day construction of identity among ordinary people, from American nationals living in Peru to indigenous communities in Argentina. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 305.098 |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.4" W x 9" (0.98 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
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| Publisher Description: Negotiating Identities in Modern Latin America explores some of the ways in which people define their membership in groups and their collective identity, as well as some of the challenges to the definition and maintenance of that identity. This interdisciplinary collection of essays, addressing such diverse topics as the history of Brazilian football and the concept of masculinity in the Mexican army, provides new insights into questions of identity in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America. The essays cover a wide range of countries in the region, from Mexico to Argentina, and analyze a variety of identity-bearing groups, from small-scale communities to nations. Hendrik Kraay has gathered contributions from historians and anthropologists. Their individual methodological and theoretical approaches combine to paint a picture of Latin American society that is both complex and compelling. The chapters focus on the day-to-day construction of identity among ordinary people, from American nationals living in Peru to indigenous communities in Argentina. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kraay, Hendrik: - Hendrik Kraay is a professor and head of the Department of History at the University of Calgary. He is the author of Race, State, and Armed Forces in Independence-Era Brazil: Bahia, 1790s-1840s and has edited several other scholarly volumes. |