Remaking the Nation: Identity and Politics in Latin America [Paperback]

Sarah Radcliffe (Author), Dr Sallie Westwood (Author), Sallie Westwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 4, 1996 | ISBN-10: 0415123372 | ISBN-13: 978-0415123372

Remaking the Nation presents new ways of thinking about the nation, nationalism and national identities.
Drawing links between popular culture and indigenous movements, issues of 'race' and gender, and ideologies of national identity, the authors draw on their work in Latin America to illustrate their retheorisation of the politics of nationalism.
This engaging exploration of contemporary politics in a postmodern, post new-world-order uncovers a map of future political organisation, a world of pluri-nations and ethnicised identities in the ever-changing struggle for democracy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

... bring[s] forward some fascinating observations ... I applaud and appreciate the daring formulations and juxtapositions in Remaking the Nation.
–Doris Sommer, Harvard University

The authors offer a remarkable historical, anthropological, and sociological account of the development of national identity ... [T]he book is among the most incisive analyses of Latin American culture.
–The Americas

About the Author

Sarah Radcliffe is Lecturer in Geography at Cambridge University. Sallie Westwood is Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester. They are Co-editors of Viva: Women and Protest in Latin America (1993).

Product Details

• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: Routledge (October 4, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415123372
• ISBN-13: 978-0415123372
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #591,989 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #26 in Books > History > Americas > South America > Ecuador

More About the Author

Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.