02131nam a2200361 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112020004400129020004100173040002100214035002100235050002900256082001600285090001900301100003600320245011800356260005400474300003300528504006400561505036300625520034600988533015201334600004401486650003301530655003401563710002201597856013101619999001901750ebr10155104CaPaEBR20260707182031.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||051215s2006    moua    sb   s001 0 eng    z  2005036667  z9780826216410 (hard cover : alk. paper)  z0826216412 (hard cover : alk. paper)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64764039514aPQ7297.F793bT432 2006eb04a863/.64222  c130155d1036131 aAbeyta, Michael,d1964-917566810aFuentes,Terra nostra, and the reconfiguration of Latin American cultureh[electronic resource] /cMichael Abeyta.  aColumbia :bUniversity of Missouri Press,cc2006.  axi, 184 p. :bill. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 161-173) and index.0 aThe Old World meets the New : money, usury, and the decline of feudal absolutism -- The gift of (the) story : gift giving as narrative time, act, and death -- Ostentatious offerings : the neobaroque economies of "The New World" --  Markings in the flesh : the sacred bond of writing -- Conjectural legacies : history, memory, and the reinventions of identity  a"Grounding his study on the work of Derrida and Bataille, Abeyta focuses on the theme of the gift in Carlos Fuentes's Terra Nostra. Analyzing how gift giving, excess, expenditure, sacrifice, and exchange shape the novel, he reveals its relevance to current discussions about the relationship between art and the gift"--Provided by publisher.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.10aFuentes, Carlos.tTerra nostra.9175669 0aGifts in literature.9108459 7aElectronic books.2local91902 aebrary, Inc.919140uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10155104zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c130155d103613