The Andes Imagined: Indigenismo, Society, and Modernity

by Jorge Coronado

Book Overview

In The Andes Imagined, Jorge Coronado not only examines but also recasts the indigenismo movement of the early 1900s. Coronado departs from the common critical conception of indigenismo as rooted in novels and short stories, and instead analyzes an expansive range of work in poetry, essays, letters, newspaper writing, and photography. He uses this evidence to show how the movement's artists and intellectuals mobilize the figure of the Indian to address...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822960249
• ISBN13: 9780822960249
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"