{"product_id":"9787532767823","title":"Dreams of the Americas: Latin American Cultural and Political History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Latin America, everyone is a revolutionary; it is a continent where revolutions are ubiquitous. The 20th century in Latin America was deeply marked by the complex relationship between culture and politics. This 100-year period was a long, complex, and passionate era, as well as a magnificent and eye-opening tapestry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShortly before Spain lost its last American colony in 1898, poets and artists recognized the true danger facing Latin America's future: American imperialism. Suddenly, they abandoned their romantic ivory towers and dedicated themselves to a more urgent political cause: demonstrating the superiority of Latin culture and establishing their own unique Latin American identity.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural changes eventually erupted in the form of revolutionary movements. Cultural figures immersed in revolutionary ideas served the nation and country; some became pioneers of Latin American communism, while others gave rise to Latin American fascism. These same individuals, in trying to strengthen their national identity by promoting national figures and literature, sometimes embraced cosmopolitan ideals, while others became radical nationalists, rejecting what they considered foreign (liberal democracy, constitutionalism, capitalism) in their fervor for indigeneity, continuing to garner support for autocracy and tyrants and endorsing xenophobic and intolerant ideals. The influence of the latter in intellectual circles ultimately gave rise to the major dictatorships of 20th-century Latin America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVicente Huidobro, Borges, Diego Rivera, Neruda, Gabriel García Márquez, Bolaño, Vargas Llosa... these Latin American cultural figures, alongside important political figures, are woven throughout the book, showcasing the strange and sometimes even harmful relationship between avant-garde art and authoritarian politics in Latin America.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe invention of ideas and art in Latin America and their various dictatorial and revolutionary processes played a crucial role in the construction of national identity. The book culminates in an analysis of the contemporary world, illustrating populism and indigenism, and exploring how typical Latin American phenomena have influenced political and cultural practices across the Western world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Xiatu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51897676890343,"sku":"拉丁美洲史","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0724\/3680\/9959\/files\/9787532767823.jpg?v=1775921400","url":"https:\/\/jfbooks.org\/zh-hans\/products\/9787532767823","provider":"JF Books | 季風書園","version":"1.0","type":"link"}