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9780395924990

The Buried Mirror

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  • ISBN13:

    9780395924990

  • ISBN10:

    0395924995

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-01-15
  • Publisher: Mariner Books

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Summary

As the Los Angeles Times said: "Drawing expertly on five centuries of the cultural history of Europe and the Americas, Fuentes seeks to capture the spirit of the new, vibrant, and enduring civilization [in the New World] that began in Spain." Fuentes's singular success in this remarkable endeavor has made the book a classic in its field. (A Mariner Reissue).

Author Biography

Carlos Fuentes is the author of Terra Nostra, The Old Gringo, and The Crystal Frontier as well as numerous literary and political essays.

Table of Contents

Introduction 8(7)
PART I THE VIRGIN AND THE BULL
Sun and Shadow
15(18)
The Conquest of Spain
33(18)
The Reconquest of Spain
51(28)
1492: The Crucial Year
79(14)
PART II THE CONFLICT OF THE GODS
The Rise and Fall of the Indian World
93(26)
The Conquest and Reconquest of the New World
119(32)
PART III CHILDREN OF LA MANCHA
The Age of Empire
151(20)
The Century of Gold
171(24)
The Baroque Culture of the New World
195(20)
The Age of Goya
215(18)
Toward Independence
233(16)
PART IV THE PRICE OF FREEDOM
Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin
249(12)
The Time of Tyrants
261(16)
The Culture of Independence
277(22)
Land and Liberty
299(14)
PART V UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Latin America
313(18)
Contemporary Spain
331(10)
Hispanic U.S.A.
341(15)
The Monarchs of Spain 356(10)
Sources and Readings 366(19)
Illustration Credits 385(3)
Acknowledgments 388(1)
Index 389

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