Body, Nation, and Narrative in the Americas
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
| Author: | K. Pitt | ISBN: | 9780230115347 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | December 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | K. Pitt |
| ISBN: | 9780230115347 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | December 20, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about corporality and sovereignty.
This book contextualizes 21st century representations of disappearance, torture, and detention within a historical framework of inter-American narratives. Examining a range of sources, Pitt finds a persistent focus on the body that links contemporary practices of political terror to concerns about corporality and sovereignty.
