Cult of defeat in Mexico's historical fiction
Subtitle: failure, trauma, and loss
By: Brian L. Price
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; Springer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9781137008473
Subjects: Defeat (Psychology) in literature; Mexican Historical fiction; Literature and history; History and criticism
Description: Cult of Defeat in Mexico's Historical Fiction: Failure, Trauma, and Loss examines recent Mexican historical novels that highlight the mistakes of the nineteenth century for the purpose of responding to present crises. It argues that historical reconstructions of the nation's foundational period acquire deeper meaning when understood as part of broad contemporary debates about globalization, neoliberalism, political legitimacy, and the crises afflicting Mexican communities today.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.