The Utopian Impulse in Latin America
An exploration of the concept of utopia in Latin America from the earliest accounts of the New World to current cultural production, the carefully selected essays in this volume represent the latest research on the topic by some of the most important Lati
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THE UTOPIAN IMPULSE IN LATIN AMERICA Copyright © Kim Beauchesne and Alessandra Santos, 2011. All rights reserved. First published in 2011 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-0-230-10352-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The utopian impulse in Latin America / edited by Kim Beauchesne and Alessandra Santos. p. cm. ISBN 978-0-230-10352-8 1. Utopias—Latin America. 2. Utopias in literature—Latin America. 3. Utopias in art—Latin America. I. Beauchesne, Kim, 1976– II. Santos, Alessandra, 1970– HX806.U79335 2011 335'.83098—dc22
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List of Figures
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A Note on Translation
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Acknowledgments
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Introduction: The Theory and Practice of the Utopian Impulse in Latin America Kim Beauchesne and Alessandra Santos
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I
Foundational Utopias
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Utopia in Latin America: Cartographies and Paradigms Beatriz Pastor
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Barataria from the Perspective of Spanish American “Colonial” Studies: Contributions for a Reading of (Counter)Utopia in the Quijote and the New World José Antonio Mazzotti
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Utopia and Modernity
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Remnants of a Dream World: Latin American Pavilions at the 1889 Paris Universal Exhibition Alejandra Uslenghi
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Ecocannibalism: The Green
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