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The Roots of Lo Mexicano - Self and Society in Mexican Thought, 1900-1934 (Paperback)
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The Roots of Lo Mexicano - Self and Society in Mexican Thought, 1900-1934 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R567
Discovery Miles 5 670
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With the publication of "Profile of Man and Culture in Mexico"
(1934) Samuel Ramos launched the modern search for Mexican national
identity, shifting examination of that country's problems from a
physical to a psychological plane. But Ramos' work crystallized a
long inquiry into the meaning of Mexican civilization, discernible
from the 1920s on.
From 1900 to 1934 Mexicans made the difficult transition from a
culture largely foreign in spirit to one created in the aftermath
of the 1910 Revolution, insistently and proudly Mexican. In the
decades following the revolution the term "lo mexicano" (meaning
both the Mexican ethos and its study) became a sacred phrase in the
reappraisal of Mexican civilization, a concept analogous in the
history of ideas to the quest for Mexican authenticity in painting,
music, the novel, and education.
Schmidt examines the origins and development of "lo mexicano" in
the work of Ramos' intellectual antecedents, particularly that of
Justo Sierra, Antonio Caso, Jose Vasconcelos, Alfonso Reyes, and
Daniel Cosio Villegas. Schmidt shows why and how Mexican
intellectuals went about the task of defining national character
during this period. His analysis establishes a context for viewing
Ramos' admittedly seminal work, shows the growth of Mexican
self-awareness as the intellectual foundation of nationalism, and
extends our understanding of the central driving force within the
complexities of Mexican society today.
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