{"product_id":"the-stridentist-movement-in-mexico-the-avantgarde-and-cultural-change-in-the-1920s-9780739131565","title":"The Stridentist Movement in Mexico The AvantGarde","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this welcome, wide-ranging study of the 'stridentist' movement and cultural changes in Mexico during the 1920s, Rashkin evaluates different aspects of  estridentismo  : manifestos, publications, performances, artistic affiliations, and social issues. . . . This work will be valuable for anyone interested in the Mexican avant-garde cultural movement during the 1920s. Including an excellent biography, the book serves as a solid introduction to this avant-garde group and a useful review for those already familiar with the subject. . . . Recommended. * CHOICE *\u003cbr\u003eRashkin's study could be a useful textbook for undergraduate courses when accompanied by more theoretical studies of the movement, like Unruh's The Latin American Vanguards, as well as by primary texts. * The Americas: A Quarterly Review of Latin American History *\u003cbr\u003eElissa Rashkin’s The Stridentist Movement in Mexico, directed to a US academic audience, is another welcome contribution to recent studies in English on the Mexican avant-gardes. The book provides a remarkably thorough overview of Stridentistism that will be of great use to scholars and students wishing to familiarize themselves with Mexican culture during the 1920s and 1930s.... The Stridentist Movement in Mexico will offer a wealth of information from which readers can develop their own perspectives. It is precisely because of the broad scope of its approach that Rashkin’s book makes a valuable contribution to the study of one of the most dynamic periods of Mexican culture. * Revista de Estudios Hispánicos *\u003cbr\u003eIn this compelling study, Elissa Rashkin meticulously details one of Mexico’s most original yet once nearly forgotten artistic movements. The revolutionary Stridentists were original, noisy, creative, and gleefully carnivalesque in their avant-gardism. Long anticipated, this book evaluates their fascinating activities and rightly situates them in historical context. !Viva el mole de guajolote! -- Andrew Grant Wood, University of Tulsa\u003cbr\u003eThe Movimiento Estridentista of the 1920s was Mexico's most important avant-garde movement, and author Elissa Rashkin has written a well-researched, fascinating study of this dynamic group, providing an extensive understanding of the works and ideas of the writers and artists involved. Her book is the first full-length monograph about the Stridentist Movement in English and a welcome addition to Mexican cultural studies. -- Deborah Caplow, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003eAt last, the book we've been waiting for, an in-depth examination of the most important avant-garde movement in Spanish America. An excellent investigation that does not fail to address the many artistic disciplines that the Stridentist movement encompassed, nor its relationship to the Mexican Revolution. -- Esther Hernandez Palacios, Universidad Veracruzana\u003cbr\u003eThe book provides a remarkably thorough overview of Stridentistism that will be of great use to scholars and students wishing to familiarize themselves with Mexican culture during the 1920s and 1930s....It is precisely because of the broad scope of its approach that Rashkin's book makes a valuable contribution to the study of one of the most dynamic periods of Mexican culture. * Seccion Bibliografica *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1 Introduction: The Stridentist Adventure Part 2 Part One: Metropolis Chapter 3 1. Manifestos Chapter 4 2. Charting the Territory Chapter 5 3. Artistic Affiliations Chapter 6 4. Stridentist Art and Artists Chapter 7 5. From the Street to the Stage Chapter 8 6. Politics and the Avant-Garde Chapter 9 7. Women, Sexuality, and Modernity Part 10 Part Two: Horizons Chapter 11 8. The Invented Provinces Chapter 12 9. Stridentopolis Chapter 13 10. New (and Old) Horizons Chapter 14 11. Xavier Icaza and Stridentism Chapter 15 12. Eternity","brand":"Lexington Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037474095447,"sku":"9780739131565","price":91.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780739131565.jpg?v=1750935877","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-stridentist-movement-in-mexico-the-avantgarde-and-cultural-change-in-the-1920s-9780739131565","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}