{"product_id":"maximilian-mexico-and-the-invention-kristine-ibsen-9780826516886","title":"Maximilian, Mexico, and the Invention of Empire","description":"In \u003ci\u003eMaximilian, Mexico, and the Invention of Empire, \u003c\/i\u003e the cultural legacy of the Second Mexican Empire is examined as essential to modern understandings of empire and nation. The Second Empire refers to the brief period (1864-1867) during which Napoleon III sought to consolidate his control in Mexico by installing an Austrian archduke as Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico. Far from fading into obscurity upon Maximilian's fall and execution, however, the episode has continued to resonate in the cultural imaginary.\u003cbr\u003e That resonance becomes the theme in this book, as the author skillfully crafts a cross-disciplinary analysis that demonstrates how resistance to the Empire helped consolidate Mexican political and cultural identity, as well as how this episode was appropriated outside Mexico as a symbol of popular triumph over autocratic rule. The book begins with a discussion of empire and nation in visual culture and the opposition press during the occupation, and subsequent chapters are dedicated to Edouard Manet's \u003ci\u003eExecution of Maximilian\u003c\/i\u003e series (1867-1869), the antifascist film \u003ci\u003eJuarez\u003c\/i\u003e (USA, 1939), and Mexican Fernando del Paso's novel \u003ci\u003eNoticias del Imperio\u003c\/i\u003e (1987). By examining the multiple modes through which history may be narrated, this book elucidates how creative works create meaning and effect political change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kristine Ibsen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826516882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826516886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/18\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 77","brand":"Kristine Ibsen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611009827071,"sku":"9780826516886","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_09b31046-0569-479d-a6ef-fb4d38df42bd.jpg?v=1764511130","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/maximilian-mexico-and-the-invention-kristine-ibsen-9780826516886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}