{"product_id":"ecological-imaginations-in-latin-american-laura-barbas-rhoden-9780813044156","title":"Ecological Imaginations in Latin American Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A welcome and needed contribution to the global dialogues dedicated to the environment. It also highlights the importance authors of fiction play in denouncing abuses and practices within countries in which critiques of government policies can lead to persecution and ostracism.\"--Mary Ann Gosser Esquil?, Florida Atlantic University \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the rainforests of Costa Rica and the Amazon to the windswept lands of Tierra del Fuego, Laura Barbas-Rhoden discusses the natural settings within contemporary Latin American novels as they depict key moments of environmental change or crisis in the region from the nineteenth-century imperialism to the present. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By integrating the use of futuristic novels, Barbas-Rhoden pushes the ecocriticism discussion beyond the realm of \"nature writing.\" She avoids the clich駸 of literary nature and reminds readers that today's urban centers are also part of Latin America and its environmental crisis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the first writers to apply ecocriticism to Latin American fiction, Barbas-Rhoden argues that literature can offer readers a deeper understanding of the natural world and humanity's place in it. She demonstrates that ecocritical readings of Latin American topics must take into account social, racial, and gender injustices. She also addresses postapocalyptic science fiction that speaks to a fear of environmental collapse and reminds North American readers that the environments of Latin America are rich and diverse, encompassing both rural and urban extremes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Laura Barbas-Rhoden is associate professor of foreign languages at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Barbas-Rhoden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813044154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813044156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 206\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.48d","brand":"Laura Barbas-Rhoden","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926379462911,"sku":"9780813044156","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_762387a9-7373-47d3-b01b-0d3fd9cb8b45.jpg?v=1681082752","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ecological-imaginations-in-latin-american-laura-barbas-rhoden-9780813044156","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}