Hakutulokset: Sarja Iberian and Latin American Studies
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The Other Catalans
Catalonia has for centuries been a destination for immigrants: first from neighbouring regions, then from all over Spain, and in the last twenty-five years from the whole world. …
Hermaphroditism, Medical Science and Sexual Identity in Spain, 1850–1960
Analyses the medical category of 'hermaphroditism' in Spain over the period 1850-1960. This title attempts to show how the relationship between the male and female body, biological …
The Brazilian Road Movie
The Brazilian Road Movie: Journeys of (Self)Discovery explores some of the key trends and films in the development of the road movie in Brazil. Through a collection of essays by …
Reform, Rebellion and Party in Mexico, 1836–1861
Between 1836 and 1861, Mexico’s difficulties as a sovereign state became fully exposed. Its example provides a case study for all similarly emerging independent states that have …
Remaking Brazil
This volume examines Brazilian films released between 1995 and 2010, with special attention to issues of race, ethnicity and national identity.
Capitalism and its Discontents
Capitalism and its Discontents presents a series of interpretative essays on a number of key modern and contemporary Latin American novels and films. The overarching theme in the …
The Films of Elias Querejeta
The Films of Elias Querejeta: A Producer of Landscapes is the first book in English to explore the career of Spain's most important producer. Through their recurring emphasis on …
Spain is different?
The end of the second millennium witnessed an increase in science-fictional apocalyptic narratives globally. There is a noteworthy difference between such fictions from Latin …
Sex and Society in Early Twentieth Century Spain
Examines issues of sex and society in early twentieth-century Spain, using a specific case history, namely that of Hildegart Rodriguez (1914-1933) who came to be one of the central …
The Spanish Anarchists of Northern Australia
In 1901, the year the six Australian colonies federated to become one country, revolution was being plotted across the world. Publicised in the newspapers and carried by migrants …
Women in Mexican Folk Art
The aim of this book is to engender Mexican folk art and locate women at its centre by studying the processes of creation, distribution, and consumption, as well as examining …