{"product_id":"reforming-chile-cultural-politics-nationalism-and-the-rise-of-the-middle-class-paperback","title":"Reforming Chile: Cultural Politics, Nationalism, and the Rise of the Middle Class - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Barr-Melej\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighlighting the crucial yet largely overlooked role played by society's middle layers in the historical development of Latin America, Patrick Barr-Melej provides the first comprehensive analysis of the rise of Chile's middle-class reform movement and its profound impact on that country's cultural and political landscapes. He shows how a diverse collection of middle-class intellectuals, writers, politicians, educators, and bureaucrats forged a \"progressive\" nationalism and advanced an ambitious cultural-political project between the 1890s and 1940s. Together, reformers challenged the power of elite groups and sought to quell working-class revolutionary activism as they endeavored to democratize culture and fortify liberal democracy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing sources that range from archival documents and newspapers to short stories, novels, and school textbooks, Barr-Melej examines the reform movement's cultural ideas and their political applications, especially as they were articulated in the areas of literature and public education. In the process, he provides a new framework for understanding Chile's cultural and political evolution, as well as the complicated place of the middle class in a society experiencing the swift changes inherent in capitalist modernization. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePatrick Barr-Melej has taught Latin American history at the University of California at Berkeley and at Saint Michael's College in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 21, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130722259079,"sku":"9780807849194","price":68.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a520395f64766435fa5b9410904db3bd.webp?v=1732613233","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/reforming-chile-cultural-politics-nationalism-and-the-rise-of-the-middle-class-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}