• ISBN: 9780340808221
• Estado: Very good.

Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies is a collection oí new essays by recognised experts from around the world on various aspects oí the new discipline oí latín American Cultural Studies. Essays are grouped in five distinct but interconnected sections focusing respectively on: (1) the theory oí Latín American Cultural Studies; (II) the icons oí culture; (III) culture as a commodity; (IV) culture as a site oí resistance; and (V) everyday cultural practices.
The essays range across a wide gamut oí theories about Latin American culture; sorne, for exarnple, analyse the role that ideas about the nation -and national icons- have played in the formation oí a sense oí identity in Latin America, while others focus on the resonance underlying cultural practices as diverse as football in Argentina, TV in Uruguay, cinema in Brazil, and the 'bolero' and soaps oí rnodern-day Mexico.
Contemporary Latin American Cultural Studies has an introduction setting the ideas explored in each section in their proper context. The essays are written in jargon-free English (al¡ Spanish terms have been translated into English), and are supplemented by a concluding section with suggestions for further reading.

• The Editors:
Stephen Hart is Professor oí Hispanic Studies, University College London, UK.
Richard Young is Professor oí Spanish and Latín American Studies, University oí Alberto, Canada.

• The Contributors: Eduardo Archetti, John Beverley, Amaryll Chanady, Patricia D'Allemand, Rita De Grandis, Francesca Denegri, David William, Foster Nésto,r García Canclini, Mike González, Stephen Hart, Geoffrey Kantaris, John King, Vanessa Knights, Floyd Merrell, Nicola Miller, Martha Ojeda, Laura Podalsky, María Cristina Pons, William Rowe, Victoria Ruétalo, Lidia Santos, Beatriz Sarlo, Robert Stom and Richard Young