02658nam 2200589Ia 450 991080991190332120200520144314.00-8166-4813-10-8166-9848-1(CKB)1000000000481115(EBL)322592(OCoLC)476120179(SSID)ssj0000264948(PQKBManifestationID)11203892(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000264948(PQKBWorkID)10294295(PQKB)10080075(MiAaPQ)EBC322592(Au-PeEL)EBL322592(CaPaEBR)ebr10202557(OCoLC)182777171(EXLCZ)99100000000048111520060913d2007 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrUnfolding the city women write the city in Latin America /Anne Lambright and Elisabeth Guerrero, editors1st ed.Minneapolis, MB University of Minnesota Press ;Bristol University Presses Marketing [distributor]20071 online resource (326 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4812-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: Mapping the City; Part II: The Restless City; Part III: Cities of Difference; Part IV: Other Cities; Contributors; IndexThe 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;Latin American literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticismCities and towns in literatureLatin AmericaIn literatureLatin American literatureWomen authorsHistory and criticism.Cities and towns in literature.860.99287098Lambright Anne1716787Guerrero Elisabeth1720370MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809911903321Unfolding the city4118959UNINA