Mestizo Modernism: Race, Nation, and Identity in Latin American Culture, 1900-1940

by Tace Hedrick

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We use the term "modernism" almost exclusively to characterize the work of European and American writers and artists who struggled to portray a new kind of fractured urban life typified by mechanization and speed. Between the 1880s and 1930s, Latin American artists were similarly engaged--but with a difference. While other modernists drew from "primitive" cultures for an alternative sense of creativity, Latin American modernists were taking a cue...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813532175

ISBN13:9780813532172

Release Date:April 2003

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:272 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.4" x 9.1"

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Americas Artists, Architects & Photographers Arts & Literature Biographical Biographies Biographies & History Biography & History Central America Cultural

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