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The Exhaustion of Difference

The Politics of Latin American Cultural Studies

By: Alberto Moreiras

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The Exhaustion of Difference

The Politics of Latin American Cultural Studies

By: Alberto Moreiras

The conditions for thinking about Latin America as a regional unit in transnational academic discourse have shifted over the past decades. In The Exhaustion of Difference Alberto Moreiras ponders the ramifications of this shift and draws on deconstruction, Marxian theory, philosophy, political economy, subaltern studies, literary criticism, and postcolonial studies to interrogate the minimal conditions for an effective critique of knowledge given the recent transformations of the contemporary world. What, asks Moreiras, is the function of critical reason in the present moment? What is regionalistic knowledge in the face of globalization? Can regionalistic knowledge be an effective tool for a critique of contemporary reason? What is the specificity of Latin Americanist reflection and how is it situated to deal with these questions? Through examinations of critical regionalism, restitutional excess, the historical genealogy of Latin American subalternism, testimonio literature, and the cultural politics of magical realism, Moreiras argues that while cultural studies is increasingly institutionalized and in danger of reproducing the dominant ideologies of late capitalism, it is also ripe for giving way to projects of theoretical reformulation. Ultimately, he claims, critical reason must abandon its allegiance to aesthetic-historicist projects and the destructive binaries upon which all cultural theories of modernity have been constructed. The Exhaustion of Difference makes a significant contribution to the rethinking of Latin American cultural studies.

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Duke University Press

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0822380595

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9780822380597

The Incredible Earth

By: Alberto Bertolazzi

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The Incredible Earth

By: Alberto Bertolazzi

The Earth's most spectacular environments are revealed in this photographic collection. Dedicated to the beautiful forms and patterns the earth presents to the eye from above: here are awe-inspiring views of landforms on every continent, from mountains and seas to deserts, forests and even man-made environments.

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504

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1446301567

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9781446301562

The Earth

By: Alberto Bertolazzi

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The Earth

By: Alberto Bertolazzi

This is the second volume in an innovative series of great visual impact. Its dedicated to the Earth with a particular regard for its most spectacularnd beautiful landscapes, and for the relationship that man has created witht. The preface of the book discusses the topics of the book and orders themn an original though logical sequence. The fifteen chapters illustrate theost spectacular aspects of the Earth's various environments - such asountains, seas, deserts and forests, with special sections dedicated tolaces of extreme nature (glaciers, volcanoes, canyons, waterfalls, etc.) -apable of arousing admiration, lyricism, wonder and emotion. The landscapesnd colours of the Planet of Marvels are illustrated by the world's greatesthotographers with high impact pictures commented upon with passion andumour. The photographs have been selected for their visual impact, thenmphasized by modern graphics, to take the reader on a fabulous journeyround the natural beauty of our planet.

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8854401730

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9788854401730

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