Reinventing Modernity in Latin America: Intellectuals Imagine the Future, 1900-1930 (Studies of the Americas)

This Is An Exploration Of How Latin America Developed An Alternative Modernity During The Early Twentieth Century, One That Challenges The Key Assumptions Of The Western Dominant Model. Introduction : Against Fate And Ascription -- Mapping Out The Modern : Rodó's Critique Of Pure Reason -- Creating A Workers' Public Sphere : Juan B. Justo's Analysis Of State And Society -- Translating The Past Into The Present : The Synthesizing Modernity Of Alfonso Reyes -- A Vital Form Of Public Space : Mariátegui's Revolution In Modernity -- Conclusion : A Distinctively Latin American Modernity. Nicola Miller. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [247]-270) And Index. Front Matter....Pages i-ix Introduction: Against Fate and Ascription....Pages 1-21 Mapping Out the Modern: Rodó’s Critique of Pure Reason....Pages 23-69 Creating a Workers’ Public Sphere: Juan B. Justo’s Analysis of State and Society....Pages 71-107 Translating the Past into the Present: The Synthesizing Modernity of Alfonso Reyes....Pages 109-141 A Vital Form of Public Space: Mariátegui’s Revolution in Modernity....Pages 143-186 Conclusion: A Distinctively Latin American Modernity....Pages 187-196 Back Matter....Pages 197-279 This is an exploration of how Latin America developed an alternative modernity during the early twentieth century, one that challenges the key assumptions of the Western dominant model. This is an exploration of how Latin America developed an alternative modernity during the early twentieth century, one that challenges the key assumptions of the Western dominant model