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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452081303321

Titolo

Unfolding the city [[electronic resource] ] : women write the city in Latin America / / Anne Lambright and Elisabeth Guerrero, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, MB, : University of Minnesota Press

Bristol, : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007

ISBN

0-8166-4813-1

0-8166-9848-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (326 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LambrightAnne

GuerreroElisabeth

Disciplina

860.99287098

Soggetti

Latin American literature - Women authors - History and criticism

Cities and towns in literature

Electronic books.

Latin America In literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Mapping the City; Part II: The Restless City; Part III: Cities of Difference; Part IV: Other Cities; Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The city is not only built of towers of steel and glass; it is a product of culture. It plays an especially important role in Latin America, where urban areas hold a near-monopoly on resources and are home to an expanding population. The essays in this collection assert that women's views of the city are unique and revealing. For the first time, Unfolding the City addresses issues of gender and the urban in literature-particularly lesser-known works of literature-written by Latin American women from Mexico City, Santiago, and Buenos Aires. The contributors propose new mappings of urban space;