Provides an overview of the power of written discourse in the historical formation of Latin American societies, and highlights the central role of cities in deploying and reproducing that power. Starting with the colonial period, this title undertakes a historical analysis of the hegemonic influences of the written word.
""The Lettered City "changed the ways in which historians, intellectuals and literary critics thought of the literary and cultural history of Latin America."--Walter Mignolo, Duke University
