The Routledge Companion to Inter-American Studies

An essential overview of this blossoming field, The Routledge Companion to Inter-American Studies is the first collection to draw together the diverse approaches and perspectives on the field, highlighting the importance of Inter-American Studies as it is practiced today. Including contributions from canonical figures in the field, as well as a younger generation of scholars--to reflect the foundation and emergence of the field and to establish a link between older and newer methodologies--this Companion covers: Theoretical reflections, colonial and historical perspectives, cultural and political intersections, border discourses, sites and mobilities, literary and linguistic perspectives, Area studies, Global studies, Postnational studies, phenomena of transfer, interconnectedness, power asymmetry and transversality within the Americas--Provided by publisher.