LEADER 03972oam 22006854a 450 001 9910828438403321 005 20240508184904.0 010 $a0-8229-8613-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000007122002 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5574716 035 $a(OCoLC)1061503151 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse66764 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007122002 100 $a20181015d2018 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aModernity at Gunpoint $eFirearms, Politics, and Culture in Mexico and Central America /$fSophie Esch 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPittsburgh $cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press$d2018 215 $a1 online resource (284 pages) 225 0 $aIlluminations: Cultural formations of the Americas series 311 $a0-8229-6538-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Firearms as symbols of insurgency and modernity -- Carbines and cartridge belts : affirming one's presence -- Pistols and paredo?n : violent politics of affect and modernity -- Riddled by bullets : weaponry, militancy, and the people in arms as desire and enigma -- Songs of guerrilla warfare and enchatment : popularizing and legitimizing armed struggle -- Hidden arsenals : demobilized combatants and the postwar state of mind -- Golden AK-47s and weapon displays : the props of the drug war -- Epilogue: The long shadow of the rifle. 330 $a"Modernity at Gunpoint provides the first study of the political and cultural significance of weaponry in the context of major armed conflicts in Mexico and Central America. In this highly original study, Sophie Esch approaches political violence through its most direct but also most symbolic tool: the firearm. In novels, songs, and photos of insurgency, firearms appear as artifacts, tropes, and props, through which artists negotiate conceptions of modernity, citizenship, and militancy. Esch grounds her analysis in important rereadings of canonical texts by Marti?n Luis Guzman, Nellie Campobello, Omar Cabezas, Gioconda Belli, Sergio Ramirez, Horacio Castellanos Moya, and others. Through the lens of the iconic firearm, Esch relates the story of the peasant insurgencies of the Mexican Revolution, the guerrilla warfare of the Sandinista Revolution, and the ongoing drug-related wars in Mexico and Central America, to highlight the historical, cultural, gendered, and political significance of weapons in this volatile region"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aIlluminations (Pittsburgh, Pa.) 606 $aHISTORY / Latin America / Mexico$2bisacsh 606 $aLITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American$2bisacsh 606 $aMilitarism in literature 606 $aWar in literature 606 $aInsurgency$xSocial aspects 606 $aFirearms$xSocial aspects$zMexico 606 $aFirearms$xSocial aspects$zCentral America 606 $aFirearms in literature$vCase studies 607 $aCentral America$xHistory, Military$xSocial aspects 607 $aMexico$xHistory, Military$xSocial aspects 607 $aMexico$xHistory$yRevolution, 1910-1920$xInfluence 607 $aNicaragua$xHistory$yRevolution, 1979$xInfluence 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Latin America / Mexico. 615 7$aLITERARY CRITICISM / Caribbean & Latin American. 615 0$aMilitarism in literature. 615 0$aWar in literature. 615 0$aInsurgency$xSocial aspects. 615 0$aFirearms$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFirearms$xSocial aspects 615 0$aFirearms in literature 676 $a355.009728 676 $a355.009728 686 $aLIT004100$aHIS025000$2bisacsh 700 $aEsch$b Sophie$01719695 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910828438403321 996 $aModernity at Gunpoint$94117735 997 $aUNINA