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Decadent modernity : civilization and 'latinidad' in Spanish America, 1880-1920

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Coletta, Michela (2018) Decadent modernity : civilization and 'latinidad' in Spanish America, 1880-1920. Liverpool Latin American Studies, 17 . Liverpool, UK: Liverpool University Press. ISBN 9781786941312

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Abstract

How did Latin Americans represent their own countries as modern? By treating modernity as a ubiquitous category in which ideas of progress and decadence are far from being mutually exclusive, this book explores how different groups of intellectuals, between the late nineteenth and the early twentieth century, drew from European sociological and medical theories to produce a series of cultural representations based on notions of degeneration. Through a comparative analysis of three country case studies − Argentina, Uruguay and Chile − the book investigates four themes that were central to definitions of Latin American modernity at the turn of the century: race and the nation, the search for the autochthonous, education, and aesthetic values. Using a transnational approach, it shows how civilizational constructs were adopted and adapted in a post-colonial context where cultural modernism foreshadowed economic modernization. In doing this, this work sheds new light on the complex discursive negotiations through which the idea of ‘Latin America’ became gradually established in the region.

Item Type: Book
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures > Hispanic Studies
Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Series Name: Liverpool Latin American Studies
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Place of Publication: Liverpool, UK
ISBN: 9781786941312
Official Date: 31 October 2018
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31 October 2018Published
Volume: 17
Number of Pages: 200
Status: Not Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
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