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This long-duree study contributes to a deep knowledge of the formation of ruling elites, nobility, political class and rich families in southern Europe (Spain) during the transition from the Ancien Regime to the nineteenth century's new liberal regimes.

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Examines the policies of the Catalan political parties towards national and regional identity in the context of increasing European integration. This book focuses on the important period from 1980 to 2000 when Catalan autonomy was achieved and consolidated and argues that national identity is becoming more complex and multilayered.

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Examines the policies of the Catalan political parties towards national and regional identity in the context of increasing European integration. This book focuses on the important period from 1980 to 2000 when Catalan autonomy was achieved and consolidated and argues that national identity is becoming more complex and multilayered.

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Examines the cultural policy of the Catalan Autonomous Government under the leadership of Jordi Pujol and his party, Convergencia i Unio, which were in power from the post-Franco transitional period of 1980 to Pujol's retirement in 2003.

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Curating and the Legacies of Colonialism in Contemporary Iberia redefines Iberian and curatorial Studies by situating curatorial practice at the centre of the configuration of modern, postcolonial societies in the Iberian context.

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By comparing different screen adaptations of the story of Rmulo Gallegoss notorious villainess, Doa Brbara Unleashed reveals how over the years subversively strong female characters have become increasingly accepted by society and welcomed by audiences.

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This book updates oppressive metaphors of Puerto Rico as a big family in the prose of Afro-Puerto Rican authors Mayra Santos-Febres, Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa, Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro and Yvonne Denis-Rosario. The new metaphor is a diverse, trans-national fractal family.

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Analyses the 'waste versus profit' concept (as propounded by the British author Samuel Smiles and which found many supporters in mid-nineteenth century Spain) in the four novels of the "Torquemada" series, by Benito Perez Galdos.

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Though widely recognised as one of Spains greatest writers of modern times, Miguel de Unamuno (18641936) was feared and condemned for his religious views. This book focuses on the central question of Unamunos perception of Jesus of Nazareth and his role in Christianity.

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Focuses on women's crime writing from Spain and offers an approach to Spanish crime fiction, combining literary criticism with sociological and criminological theory. This multidisciplinary study analyses how female authors use crime and detective genres to analyse the role and position of their countrywomen.

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This book is a literary history of existentialism in Latin America. While primarily a literary study, indispensable (if underappreciated) figures of existential philosophy in Latin America are introduced to the discussion.

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Examining the social, medical and cultural history of male homosexuality in Spain, this book looks at it from the time homosexuality came to be an issue of medical, legal and cultural concern.

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The works of Argentine writer Silvina Ocampo (190393) are enjoying unprecedented attention from international scholars, writers, journalists, translators and film directors. This book explores the reason for the growing interest, and how it connects to her transgressive representations of motherhood and childhood.

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Presents a full-length study (in English) of the work of the Argentine poet and anthropologist Nestor Perlongher (1949-92). This book analyses and contextualizes his work whilst offering tools for reading and understanding the challenging and experimental poetry.

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Ugaldes fascinating and well-documented study demonstrates how Spanish authors, dramatists and visual artists bring Shakespeares desperate and suicidal heroine to life in new guises.

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Eva Peron holds mythic status in Argentina and continues to arouse interest abroad, as is evident from such cultural productions as the musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice and the film by Alan Parker. This study offers a new dimension on her impact on literature (along with that of her husband), by extending the focus beyond the novel.

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This book analyses the experience of the Mexican Republic in 183661 and provides an exemplary case study for newly independent states.

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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 players in the Spanish chapter of the World League for Sexual Reform (WLSR) and made famous by her dramatic demise when murdered by her mother.

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Who was Xespir Why are Catalan adaptations and performances of Shakespeare causing such a stir internationally This work tells the history of Shakespeare's translation and reception in Catalonia, showing his importance for Catalan cultural regeneration since the 19th-century and his contribution to the vibrancy of contemporary Catalan culture.

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