A redrawing of the lineage of Brazilian and Spanish-American literatures, this book advocates an understanding of the relationships between cultures as a process of "transculturation" rather than "acculturation"-a process that emphasizes the often-ignored impact of the peripheral culture on the one that assumes dominance.
| ISBN: | 9780816643240 |
| Publication date: | 14th May 2004 |
| Author: | Lucia Sa |
| Publisher: | University of Minnesota Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 360 pages |
| Series: | Cultural Studies of the Americas |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: general |