The Cage of Melancholy: Identity and Metamorphosis in the Mexican Culture

by Roger Bartra

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"A wonderful and timely book. . . . Bartra brilliantly dissects the idea of 'being Mexican' upheld and imposed by the dominant forces in Mexico. But by extension, he asks readers everywhere if they recognize themselves in the national character proposed by the political elites of the U.S., France, U.S.S.R., or Nigeria. Bartra invites us all to step out of self-consciousness, take a good look at the metaphysics of 'national character' and then decide...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0813517494

ISBN13:9780813517490

Release Date:February 1992

Publisher:Rutgers University Press

Length:199 Pages

Weight:1.15 lbs.

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History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Sciences

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