The Political Power of the Word Press and Oratory in NineteenthCentury Latin America by Ivan Jaksic
Brand: Institute for Latin American Studies
Product Description
This volume includes seven essays on the development of the press and the significance of political oratory in nineteenthcentury Latin America. The authors discuss developments in Mexico Guatemala Colombia Venezuela Peru Chile and Agentina while paying attention to influences and comparisons with the United States and Europe. Four essays concentrate on the periodical press and the wider spectrum of print and three others on oratory but all posit and explore a significant overlap between written and oral cultures. The findings and theoretical issues discussed in this volume provide fresh evidence on largely unknown areas of nineteenthcentury history and invite further research on a rich new topic of study. Contributors include Charles A. Hale University of Iowa Rebecca Earle University of Warwick Carmen McEvoy University of the South Sewanee Carlos Malamud Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia Spain Eduardo PosadaCarbo University of Warwick Sol Serrano Pontifica Universidad Catolica de Chile Douglass Sullivan Gonzalez University of Mississippi.
Condition : New
Author : Ivan Jaksic
Weight : 387.62
Publisher : Institute For Latin American Studies
Language : English
EAN : 9781900039468
ISBN10 : 190003946X
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20020110
Place of Publication : United Kingdom
Pagination : 176
Dimensions : 229 X 152