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Rascally Signs in Sacred Places
David E. Whisnant
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Description for Rascally Signs in Sacred Places
Paperback. An analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power and policy in Nicaragua over 300 years. Spanning many forms - including literature, music, film - the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation for political purposes and the opposition to cultural policy. Series: H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series. Num Pages: 592 pages, 106 illustrations, 1 map, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KLCN; 3J; HBTB; JFC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 39. Weight in Grams: 925.
David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years. Spanning a broad spectrum of popular and traditional expressive forms--including literature, music, film, and broadcast media--the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation for political purposes, and the opposition to cultural policy by a variety of marginalized social and regional groups. Within the historical narrative of cultural change over time, Whisnant skillfully discusses important case studies of Nicaraguan cultural politics: the consequences of the unauthorized removal of archaeological treasures from the country in the nineteenth century; ... Read more
David Whisnant provides a comprehensive analysis of the dynamic relationship between culture, power, and policy in Nicaragua over the last 450 years. Spanning a broad spectrum of popular and traditional expressive forms--including literature, music, film, and broadcast media--the book explores the evolution of Nicaraguan culture, its manipulation for political purposes, and the opposition to cultural policy by a variety of marginalized social and regional groups. Within the historical narrative of cultural change over time, Whisnant skillfully discusses important case studies of Nicaraguan cultural politics: the consequences of the unauthorized removal of archaeological treasures from the country in the nineteenth century; ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
592
Condition
New
Series
H. Eugene and Lillian Youngs Lehman Series
Number of Pages
592
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9780807845233
SKU
V9780807845233
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About David E. Whisnant
David E. Whisnant holds appointments in English, folklore, American studies, Latin American studies, and communications studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His books include Modernizing the Mountaineer: People, Power, and Planning in Appalachia and All That Is Native and Fine: The Politics of Culture in an American Region.
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