Agrarian Questions - by Ericka Beckman (Paperback)

Name: Agrarian Questions - by Ericka Beckman (Paperback)
Brand: Verso
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Latin America's agrarian novels didn't just document a revolution, they chronicled the birth of a new world.
About the Author: Ericka Beckman teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.
288 Pages
Philosophy, Political

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Latin America's agrarian novels didn't just document a revolution, they chronicled the birth of a new world.

Between 1910 and 1960, Latin America was radically transformed as rural societies became urban and peasants were pushed into precarious wage labor. The Latin American novel became the key witness to this upheaval, revealing capitalism's violent remaking of the countryside.

Agrarian Questions traces how writers from Mexico, Peru, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela portrayed different paths to capitalism, blending folk storytelling with modernist form. Beckman shows how these novels illuminate the reshaping of land and labor--insights that resonate today, as much of the world now lives in urban precarity.

About the Author

Ericka Beckman teaches at the University of Pennsylvania. She is author of Capital Fictions: The Literature of Latin America's Export Age.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.2 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)

Weight: .81 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 288

Genre: Philosophy

Sub-Genre: Political

Publisher: Verso

Format: Paperback

Author: Ericka Beckman

Language: English

Street Date: July 7, 2026

TCIN: 1007350936

UPC: 9781836743392

Item Number (DPCI): 247-52-2762

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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