The Optic of the State: Visuality and Power in Argentina and Brazil
(Part of the Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas Series)
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The Optic of the State traces the production of nationalist imaginaries through the public visual representation of modern state formation in Brazil and Argentina. As Jens Andermann reveals, the foundational visions of national heritage, territory, and social and ethnic composition were conceived and implemented, but also disputed and contested, in a complex interplay between government, cultural, and scientific institutions and actors, as a means...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0822959720
ISBN13:9780822959724
Release Date:October 2007
Publisher:University of Pittsburgh Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
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