The Inner Life of Mestizo Nationalism
ISBN: 9780816656585
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / University of Minnesota Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Latin American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Mestizaje in literature; Nationalism in literature;

Estelle TaricaOCOs work shows how modern Mexican and Andean discourses about the relationship between Indians and non-Indians create a unique literary aesthetic that is instrumental in defining the experience of mestizo nationalism. Engaging with narratives by Jess Lara, Jos(r) Mar a Arguedas, and Rosario Castellanos, among others, Tarica explores the rhetorical and ideological aspects of interethnic affinity and connectio


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