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020 _z9780826216410 (hard cover : alk. paper)
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035 _a(OCoLC)614927422
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050 1 4 _aPQ7297.F793
_bT432 2006eb
082 0 4 _a863/.64
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100 1 _aAbeyta, Michael,
_d1964-
245 1 0 _aFuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American culture
_h[electronic resource] /
_cMichael Abeyta.
260 _aColumbia :
_bUniversity of Missouri Press,
_cc2006.
300 _axi, 184 p. :
_bill.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.
505 0 _aThe Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" -- Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity
520 _a"Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
600 1 0 _aFuentes, Carlos.
_tTerra nostra.
650 0 _aGifts in literature.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
_2local
710 2 _aebrary, Inc.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10155104
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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