Urban Spaces in Contemporary Latin American Literature

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"This collection of essays studies the depiction of contemporary urban space in twenty-first century Latin American fiction. The contributors to this volume seek to understand the characteristics that make the representation of the postmodern city in a Latin American context unique. The chapters focus on cities from a wide variety of countries in the region, highlighting the cultural and political effects of neoliberalism and globalization in the contemporary urban scene"--

subjects: Latin american literature, history and criticism,  Cities and towns in literature,  Sociology, urban,  Culture,  Ethnology, latin america,  Latin American literature,  History and criticism