Gender and Rhetoric of Modernity in Spanish America, 1850 - 1910 (Hardcover)

This ambitious volume surveys an expansive and diverse range of countries across the nineteenth-century Spanish-colonized Americas, showing how both men and women used the discourses of modernity to envision the place of women in the modern, utopian nation. Lee Skinner argues that the rhetorical nature of modernity made it possible for readers and writers to project and respond to multiple contradictory perspectives on gender roles. With special attention to public and private space, domesticity, education, technology, and work, Skinner identifies gender as a central concern at every level of society. She looks at texts by Clorinda Matto de Turner, Jorge Isaacs, Soledad Acosta de Samper, Ignacio Altamirano, Juana Manuela Gorriti, and many others, ranging from novels and essays to newspaper articles and advertisements. This book offers a complete picture of how writers thought about gender roles, modernization, and national identity during Spanish America's uneven transition toward modernity.

General

Imprint:	University Press of Florida
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2016
Authors:	Lee Skinner
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8130-6284-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > History > American history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Promotions
LSN:	0-8130-6284-5
Barcode:	9780813062846

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