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Search Search Search Browse menu. Sign in. SFPL home. La muerte de Artemio Cruz. Languages Spanish; Castilian. Carlos Fuentes - Author. Some of the techniques listed in The Death of Artemio Cruz may require a sound knowledge of Hypnosis, users are advised to either leave those sections or must have a basic understanding of the subject before practicing them.
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Restoring a dual perspective on these two dynamic writers and their world, Uncivil Wars chronicles a collective memory of wars that shaped Mexico, and in turn shaped Garro and Paz, from the Conquest period to the Mexican Revolution; the Spanish Civil War, which the couple witnessed while traveling abroad; and the student massacre at Tlatelolco Plaza in , which brought about social and political changes and further tensions in the battle of the sexes.
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Throughout, Fuentes captivates with the power of his intellect and his prose. Here, too, are vivid, often heartbreaking glimpses into his personal life. By turns provocative and intimate, partisan and universal, this book is a brilliant summation of an international literary career. Book Summary: During the twentieth century the Mexican government invested in the creation and promotion of a national culture more aggressively than any other state in the western hemisphere.
Fragments of a Golden Age provides a comprehensive cultural history of the vibrant Mexico that emerged after Fragments of a Golden Age will fill a particular gap for students of modern Mexico, Latin American studies, cultural studies, political economy, and twentieth century history, as well as to others concerned with rethinking the cultural dimensions of nationalism, imperialism, and modernization.
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