Hurricanes and Carnivals Essays by Chicanos, Pochos, Pachucos, Mexicanos, and Expatriates |
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Editor:
| Gutkind, Lee |
Introduction by:
| Stavans, Ilan |
ISBN: | 978-0-8165-2625-3 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2007 |
Publisher: | University of Arizona Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $19.95 |
Book Description:
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"In Mexico," writes Ilan Stavans in the introduction to this provocative new collection on Mexican culture and politics, " [the essay] is embraced as passionately as a sport." While the American essay may be personal and confessional or erudite and academic, it is presumed to be truthful. By contrast, the Mexican essay pushes the ...
"In Mexico," writes Ilan Stavans in the introduction to this provocative new collection on Mexican culture and politics, " [the essay] is embraced as passionately as a sport." While the American essay may be personal and confessional or erudite and academic, it is presumed to be truthful. By contrast, the Mexican essay pushes the ...