Staging Frontiers

The Making of Modern Popular Culture in Argentina and Uruguay

Published by UNM Press
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

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About The Book

In this expansive and engaging narrative William Acree guides readers through the deep history of popular entertainment before turning to circus culture and rural dramas that celebrated the countryside on stage.

About The Author

William Garrett Acree Jr. is an associate professor of Spanish at Washington University in St. Louis. He is the author of Everyday Reading: Print Culture and Collective Identity in the Río de la Plata, 1780-1910.

Product Details

  • Publisher: UNM Press (December 15, 2019)
  • Length: 288 pages
  • ISBN13: 9780826361042

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In his engaging analysis of this genre ['creole dramas'], its origins and its impact, William Acree has decisively expanded our understanding of a key moment in the cultural history of Argentina and Uruguay.--Matthew B. Karush, Journal of Social History

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