Idea of Latin America

by Walter D. Mignolo

Book Overview

The Idea of Latin America is a geo-political manifesto which insists on the need to leave behind an idea which belonged to the nation-building mentality of nineteenth-century Europe.

Charts the history of the concept of Latin America from its emergence in Europe in the second half of the nineteenth century through various permutations to the present day. Asks what is at stake in the survival of an idea which subdivides the Americas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1405100869
• ISBN13: 9781405100861
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great book

Well written, interesting, and a thoughtful exploration of the creation of Latin America, race, and post-colonial theory.