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La Castañeda Insane Asylum

Author : Cristina Rivera Garza
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780806167237
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (672 download)

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Download or read book La Castañeda Insane Asylum written by Cristina Rivera Garza and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La Castañeda Insane Asylum is the first inside view of the workings of La Castañeda General Insane Asylum--a public mental health institution founded in Mexico City in 1910 only months before the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution. It links life within the asylum's walls to the radical transformations brought about as Mexico entered the Revolution's armed phase and then endured under succeeding modernizing regimes. Author Cristina Rivera Garza brings the history of La Castañeda asylum to life as inmates, doctors, relatives, and others engage in dialogues on insanity. They discuss faith, sex, poverty, loss, resentment, envy, love, and politics. Doctors translated what they heard into the emerging language of psychiatry, while inmates conveyed their personal experiences and private histories through expressions of mental suffering. The language of pain--physical and spiritual, mild to excruciating--allowed patients to detail the sources and consequences of their misfortune. Available now for the first time in English, this edition contains updated sources and features a note by the translator, Laura Kanost.

La Castañeda. Narrativas dolientes desde el Manicomio General México, 1910-1930 / La Castañeda. Insane Asylum

Author : Cristina Rivera Garza
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 6073816162
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (738 download)

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Download or read book La Castañeda. Narrativas dolientes desde el Manicomio General México, 1910-1930 / La Castañeda. Insane Asylum written by Cristina Rivera Garza and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2022-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: «La autora no sólo nos adentra en la complejidad del manicomio y su contexto social, sino que consigue dotar de una identidad presente a esos seres que nunca pudieron tenerla en el pasado.» —Claudia Guillén La historia de este manicomio mexicano, fundado en 1910, se desarrolla entre diálogos obsesivos de internos, doctores, familiares y otros personajes alrededor del tema de la locura. En ellos se habla de fe, sexo, pobreza, pérdida, rencor, celos, amor y política. Los médicos traducían lo que escuchaban a los términos de la incipiente psiquiatría, mientras que los internos lograban transmitir sus experiencias personales e historias íntimas a través del padecimiento mental. La Castañeda fue un hospital, una cárcel apenas disfrazada; una última oportunidad. Para algunos fue una ciudad de juguete; para otros, una metáfora de los tiempos que estaban por venir. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION La Castañeda Insane Asylum is the first inside view of the workings of La Castañeda General Insane Asylum— a public mental health institution founded in Mexico City in 1910 only months before the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution. It links life within the asylum’s walls to the radical transformations brought about as Mexico entered the Revolution’s armed phase and then endured under succeeding modernizing regimes. Author Cristina Rivera Garza brings the history of La Castañeda asylum to life as inmates, doctors, relatives, and others engage in dialogues on insanity. They discuss faith, sex, poverty, loss, resentment, envy, love, and politics. Doctors translated what they heard into the emerging language of psychiatry, while inmates conveyed their personal experiences and private histories through expressions of mental suffering. The language of pain—physical and spiritual, mild to excruciating—allowed patients to detail the sources and consequences of their misfortune.

Runaway Daughters

Author : Kathryn A. Sloan
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 082634478X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Runaway Daughters written by Kathryn A. Sloan and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2008-11-15 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Oaxaca City, Kathryn Sloan analyzes rapto trials--cases of abduction and/or seduction of a minor--to gain insight beyond the actual crime and into the reality that testimonies by parents, their children, and witnesses reveal about courtship practices, generational conflict, the negotiation of honor, and the relationship between the state and its working-class citizens in post colonial Mexico. Unlike the colonial era where paternal rule was absolute, Sloan found that the state began to usurp parental authority in the home with the introduction of liberal reform laws. As these laws began to shape the terms of civil marriage, the courtroom played a more significant role in the resolution of familial power struggles and the restoration of family honor in rapto cases. Youths could now exert a measure of independence by asserting their rights to marry whom they wished. In examining these growing rifts between the liberal state and familial order within its lower order citizens, Sloan highlights the role that youths and the working class played in refashioning systems of marriage, honor, sexuality, parental authority, and filial obedience.

Seen and Heard in Mexico

Author : Elena Jackson Albarran
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803266820
Total Pages : 393 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Seen and Heard in Mexico written by Elena Jackson Albarran and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the first two decades following the Mexican Revolution, children in the country gained unprecedented consideration as viable cultural critics, social actors, and subjects of reform. Not only did they become central to the reform agenda of the revolutionary nationalist government; they were also the beneficiaries of the largest percentage of the national budget. While most historical accounts of postrevolutionary Mexico omit discussion of how children themselves experienced and perceived the sudden onslaught of resources and attention, Elena Jackson Albarrán, in Seen and Heard in Mexico, places children’s voices at the center of her analysis. Albarrán draws on archived records of children’s experiences in the form of letters, stories, scripts, drawings, interviews, presentations, and homework assignments to explore how Mexican childhood, despite the hopeful visions of revolutionary ideologues, was not a uniform experience set against the monolithic backdrop of cultural nationalism, but rather was varied and uneven. Moving children from the aesthetic to the political realm, Albarrán situates them in their rightful place at the center of Mexico’s revolutionary narrative by examining the avenues through which children contributed to ideas about citizenship and nation.

Death in the City

Author : Kathryn A. Sloan
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520290313
Total Pages : 270 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Death in the City written by Kathryn A. Sloan and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "At the turn of the twentieth century, many observers considered suicide to be a worldwide social problem that had reached epidemic proportions. This idea was especially powerful in Mexico City, where tragic and violent deaths in public urban spaces seemed commonplace in a city undergoing rapid modernization. Crime rates mounted, corpses piled up in the morgue, and the media reported on sensational cases of murder and suicide. More troublesome still, a compelling death wish appeared to grip women and youth. Drawing on an extensive range of sources, from judicial records to the popular press, Death in the City examines the cultural meanings of death and self-destruction in modern Mexico. The author examines approaches and responses to suicide and death, disproving the long-held belief that Mexicans possessed a cavalier response to death"--Provided by publisher.

Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America

Author : John M. Herrick
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 0761925848
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Social Welfare History in North America written by John M. Herrick and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia provides readers with basic information about the history of social welfare in Canada, Mexico, and the United States. The intent of the encyclopedia is to provide readers with information about how these three nations have dealt with social welfare issues, some similar across borders, others unique, as well as to describe important events, developments, and the lives and work of some key contributors to social welfare developments.

Voices of Crime

Author : Luz Huertas Castillo
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816533040
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (165 download)

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Download or read book Voices of Crime written by Luz Huertas Castillo and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The book is a collection of essays looking at histories of crime and justice in Latin America, with a focus on social history and the interactions between state institutions, the press, and social groups. It argues that crime in Latin America is best understood from the "bottom up" -- not just as the exercise of power from the state. The book seeks to document and illustrate the "every day" experiences of crime in particular settings, emphasizing under-researched historical actors such as criminals, victims, and police officers"--Provided by publisher.

Troubled Memories

Author : Oswaldo Estrada
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 1438471912
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Troubled Memories written by Oswaldo Estrada and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2019 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title In Troubled Memories, Oswaldo Estrada traces the literary and cultural representations of several iconic Mexican women produced in the midst of neoliberalism, gender debates, and the widespread commodification of cultural memory. He examines recent fictionalizations of Malinche, Hernán Cortés's indigenous translator during the Conquest of Mexico; Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the famous Baroque intellectual of New Spain; Leona Vicario, a supporter of the Mexican War of Independence; the soldaderas of the Mexican Revolution; and Frida Kahlo, the tormented painter of the twentieth century. Long associated with gendered archetypes and symbols, these women have achieved mythical status in Mexican culture and continue to play a complex role in Mexican literature. Focusing on contemporary novels, plays, and chronicles in connection to films, television series, and corridos of the Mexican Revolution, Estrada interrogates how and why authors repeatedly recreate the lives of these historical women from contemporary perspectives, often generating hybrid narratives that fuse history, memory, and fiction. In so doing, he reveals the innovative and sometimes troublesome ways in which authors can challenge or perpetuate gendered conventions of writing women's lives.

Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean

Author : Kathryn A. Sloan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (161 download)

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Download or read book Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean written by Kathryn A. Sloan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-08-03 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book surveys Latin American and Caribbean women's contributions throughout history from conquest through the 20th century. From the colonial period to the present day, women across the Caribbean and Latin America were an intrinsic part of the advancement of society and helped determine the course of history. Women's Roles in Latin America and the Caribbean highlights their varied and important roles over five centuries of time, providing geographical breadth and ethnic diversity to the Women's Roles through History series. Women's roles are the focus of all six chapters, covering themes that include religion, family, law, politics, culture, and labor. Each section provides specific examples of real-life women throughout history, providing readers with an overview of Latin American women's history that pays special attention to continuity across regions and variances over time and geography.

A Companion to Mexican History and Culture

Author : William H. Beezley
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1444340581
Total Pages : 701 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (443 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to Mexican History and Culture written by William H. Beezley and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-03-16 with total page 701 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to Mexican History and Culture features 40 essays contributed by international scholars that incorporate ethnic, gender, environmental, and cultural studies to reveal a richer portrait of the Mexican experience, from the earliest peoples to the present. Features the latest scholarship on Mexican history and culture by an array of international scholars Essays are separated into sections on the four major chronological eras Discusses recent historical interpretations with critical historiographical sources, and is enriched by cultural analysis, ethnic and gender studies, and visual evidence The first volume to incorporate a discussion of popular music in political analysis This book is the receipient of the 2013 Michael C. Meyer Special Recognition Award from the Rocky Mountain Conference on Latin American Studies.

Espectros

Author : Alberto Ribas-Casasayas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1611487374
Total Pages : 261 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (114 download)

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Download or read book Espectros written by Alberto Ribas-Casasayas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-12-24 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Espectros is a compilation of original scholarly studies that presents the first volume-length exploration of the spectral in literature, film, and photography of Latin America, Spain, and the Latino diaspora. In recent decades, scholarship in deconstructionist "hauntology," trauma studies, affect in image theory, and a renewed interest in the Gothic genre, has given rise to a Spectral Studies approach to the study of narrative. Haunting, the spectral, and the effects of the unseen, carry a special weight in contemporary Latin American and Spanish cultures (referred to in the book as “Transhispanic cultures”), due to the ominous legacy of authoritarian governments and civil wars, as well as the imposition of the unseen yet tangible effects of global economics and neoliberal policies. Ribas and Petersen’s detailed introductory analysis grounds haunting as a theoretical tool for literary and cultural criticism in the Transhispanic world, with an emphasis on the contemporary period from the end of the Cold War to the present. The chapters in this volume explore haunting from a diversity of perspectives, in particular engaging haunting as a manifestation of trauma, absence, and mourning. The editors carefully distinguish the collective, cultural dimension of historical trauma from the individual, psychological experience of the aftermath of a violent history, always taking into account unresolved social justice issues. The volume also addresses the association of the spectral photographic image with the concept of haunting because of the photograph’s ability to reveal a presence that is traditionally absent or has been excluded from hegemonic representations of society. The volume concludes with a series of studies that address the unseen effects and progressive deterioration of the social fabric as a result of a globalized economy and neoliberal policies, from the modernization of the nation-state to present.

Historical Dictionary of Mexico

Author : Ryan Alexander
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538111500
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Mexico written by Ryan Alexander and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-07-02 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the historical development of Mexico from the pre-Hispanic period to the present, the Historical Dictionary of Mexico, Third Edition, is an excellent resource for students, teachers, researchers, and the general public. This reference work includes a detailed chronology, an introduction surveying the country’s history, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section includes cross-referenced entries on the historical actors who shaped Mexican history, as well as entries on politics, government, the economy, culture, and the arts.

Madness and Irrationality in Spanish and Latin American Literature and Culture

Author : Lloyd Hughes Davies
Publisher : University of Wales Press
ISBN 13 : 1786835770
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (868 download)

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Download or read book Madness and Irrationality in Spanish and Latin American Literature and Culture written by Lloyd Hughes Davies and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2020-06-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The subject matter is topical: madness has universal and enduring appeal. The positive aspects of the irrational, particularly its potential for cultural renewal, are given more prominence than has been the case in the past. The coverage is wide-ranging: new critical angles enrich our understanding of major writers while the appeal of lesser-known figures is highlighted, often by means of a comparative perspective.

2001

Author : Massimo Mastrogregori
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
ISBN 13 : 3110951401
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book 2001 written by Massimo Mastrogregori and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-08-02 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annually published since 1930, the International bibliography of Historical Sciences (IBOHS) is an international bibliography of the most important historical monographs and periodical articles published throughout the world, which deal with history from the earliest to the most recent times. The works are arranged systematically according to period, region or historical discipline, and within this classification alphabetically. The bibliography contains a geographical index and indexes of persons and authors.

The Eagle and the Virgin

Author : Mary Kay Vaughan
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822387522
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (223 download)

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Download or read book The Eagle and the Virgin written by Mary Kay Vaughan and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2006-03-13 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the fighting of the Mexican Revolution died down in 1920, the national government faced the daunting task of building a cohesive nation. It had to establish control over a disparate and needy population and prepare the country for global economic competition. As part of this effort, the government enlisted the energy of artists and intellectuals in cultivating a distinctly Mexican identity. It devised a project for the incorporation of indigenous peoples and oversaw a vast, innovative program in the arts. The Eagle and the Virgin examines the massive nation-building project Mexico undertook between 1920 and 1940. Contributors explore the nation-building efforts of the government, artists, entrepreneurs, and social movements; their contradictory, often conflicting intersection; and their inevitably transnational nature. Scholars of political and social history, communications, and art history describe the creation of national symbols, myths, histories, and heroes to inspire patriotism and transform workers and peasants into efficient, productive, gendered subjects. They analyze the aesthetics of nation building made visible in murals, music, and architecture; investigate state projects to promote health, anticlericalism, and education; and consider the role of mass communications, such as cinema and radio, and the impact of road building. They discuss how national identity was forged among social groups, specifically political Catholics, industrial workers, middle-class women, and indigenous communities. Most important, the volume weighs in on debates about the tension between the eagle (the modernizing secular state) and the Virgin of Guadalupe (the Catholic defense of faith and morality). It argues that despite bitter, violent conflict, the symbolic repertoire created to promote national identity and memory making eventually proved capacious enough to allow the eagle and the virgin to coexist peacefully. Contributors. Adrian Bantjes, Katherine Bliss, María Teresa Fernández, Joy Elizabeth Hayes, Joanne Hershfield, Stephen E. Lewis, Claudio Lomnitz, Rick A. López, Sarah M. Lowe, Jean Meyer, James Oles, Patrice Olsen, Desmond Rochfort, Michael Snodgrass, Mary Kay Vaughan, Marco Velázquez, Wendy Waters, Adriana Zavala

The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel

Author : Will H. Corral
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441142452
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel written by Will H. Corral and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-09-26 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel provides an accessible introduction to an important World literature. While many of the authors covered-Aira, Bolaño, Castellanos Moya, Vásquez-are gaining an increasing readership in English and are frequently taught, there is sparse criticism in English beyond book reviews. This book provides the guidance necessary for a more sophisticated and contextualized understanding of these authors and their works. Underestimated or unfamiliar Spanish American novels and novelists are introduced through conceptually rigorous essays. Sections on each writer include: *the author's reception in their native country, Spanish America, and Spain *biographical history *a critical examination of their work, including key themes and conceptual concerns *translation history *scholarly reception The Contemporary Spanish-American Novel offers an authoritative guide to a rich and varied novelistic tradition. It covers all demographic areas, including United States Latino authors, in exploring the diversity of this literature and its major themes, such as exile, migration, and gender representation.

The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America

Author : Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030567818
Total Pages : 1417 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book The Palgrave Biographical Encyclopedia of Psychology in Latin America written by Ana Maria Jacó-Vilela and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-05-19 with total page 1417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biographical encyclopedia will provide the first comprehensive reference work on leading scholars and professionals who have contributed to the development and institutionalization of psychology in Latin America. The figures biographed will include scholars who have made a significant theoretical contribution to the discipline, as well as, practitioners and those who have contributed to the institutionalization of psychology, through their work in scientific organisations, professional bodies and publications. All persons included are recognized authorities and either natives of, or long-term residents in the region. It will offer an invaluable reference point, in particular for scholars of the history of psychology, Latin American studies, the history of science, and global psychology; as well as for historians, psychologists and social scientists seeking international perspectives on the development of the discipline.