Cultural transactions between Europe and Spanish America : fin-­de-­siècle debates on the concept of degeneration

This thesis addresses the self-­perception and self-representation of Spanish America as being modern through an analysis of the 'discourse of degeneration' between the late nineteenth century and the early twentieth century. My case studies are Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. I analyze the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coletta, M.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2012
Subjects:
900
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.625756