La ðltima gaviota: Liberalism and Nostalgia in Early Twentieth-Century Panam^D'a

by Peter A. Szok

This study examines the development of Panamanian nationalism, focusing on the period from 1903 to 1941. Utilizing historiography, literature, public architecture, and monuments, Szok posits that Panamanian nationalism is, in part, a legacy of the nineteenth century when Panama experienced a nationalist movement typical of the rest of Latin America. This movement was a creation of the country's white elite, who feared the Afro-mestizo masses and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313313598
• ISBN13: 9780313313592
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.7"