Medicine, Power, and the Authoritarian Regime in Hispanic Literature
This book offers a substantial examination of how contemporary authors deal with the complex legacies of authoritarian regimes in various Spanish-speaking countries. It does so by focusing on works that explore an under-studied aspect: the reliance of authoritarian power on medical notions for political purposes.
From the Porfirian regime in Mexico to Castro’s Cuba, this book describes...
This book offers a substantial examination of how contemporary authors deal with the complex legacies of authoritarian regimes in various Spanish-speaking countries. It does so by focusing on works that explore an under-studied aspect: the reliance of authoritarian power on medical notions for political purposes.
From the Porfirian regime in Mexico to Castro’s Cuba, this book describes...
