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003			OCoLC
005			20240726105113.0
008			181107s2018 pau ob 001 0 eng d
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020			_a9780822986133 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aF1438 _b.M634 2018
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aEsch, Sophie, _e1
245	1	0	_aModernity at gunpoint : _bfirearms, politics, and culture in Mexico and Central America / _cSophie Esch.
246	3	0	_aFirearms, politics, and culture in Mexico and Central America
260			_aPittsburgh : _bUniversity of Pittsburgh Press, _c(c)2018.
300			_a1 online resource (xii, 284 pages) : _billustrations.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aIlluminations : cultural formations of the Americas series
505	0	0	_aIntroduction: Firearms as symbols of insurgency and modernity -- _tCarbines and cartridge belts : affirming one's presence -- _tPistols and paredón : violent politics of affect and modernity -- _tRiddled by bullets : weaponry, militancy, and the people in arms as desire and enigma -- _tSongs of guerrilla warfare and enchatment : popularizing and legitimizing armed struggle -- _tHidden arsenals : demobilized combatants and the postwar state of mind -- _tGolden AK-47s and weapon displays : the props of the drug war -- _tEpilogue: The long shadow of the rifle.
520	0		_a"Modernity at Gunpoint provides the first study of the political and cultural significance of weaponry in the context of major armed conflicts in Mexico and Central America. In this highly original study, Sophie Esch approaches political violence through its most direct but also most symbolic tool: the firearm. In novels, songs, and photos of insurgency, firearms appear as artifacts, tropes, and props, through which artists negotiate conceptions of modernity, citizenship, and militancy. Esch grounds her analysis in important rereadings of canonical texts by Martín Luis Guzman, Nellie Campobello, Omar Cabezas, Gioconda Belli, Sergio Ramirez, Horacio Castellanos Moya, and others. Through the lens of the iconic firearm, Esch relates the story of the peasant insurgencies of the Mexican Revolution, the guerrilla warfare of the Sandinista Revolution, and the ongoing drug-related wars in Mexico and Central America, to highlight the historical, cultural, gendered, and political significance of weapons in this volatile region"-- _cProvided by publisher.
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650		0	_aFirearms in literature _vCase studies.
650		0	_aFirearms _xSocial aspects _zCentral America.
650		0	_aFirearms _xSocial aspects _zMexico.
650		0	_aInsurgency _xSocial aspects.
650		0	_aWar in literature.
650		0	_aMilitarism in literature.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1917732&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hF _m2018 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell