"Williams is among the very few scholars who are capable of producing such a sweeping perspective. . . . This study will be useful to specialized and non-specialized readers alike. For the latter, it provides a full grasp of the literary production coming out of Latin America during the entire twent
American and the Twentieth Century: Continuity and Change
โ Scribed by Robert Jervis
- Book ID
- 108518162
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 215 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0145-2096
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