{"product_id":"improvised-continent-pan-americanism-and-cultural-exchange-hardcover","title":"Improvised Continent: Pan-Americanism and Cultural Exchange - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Cándida Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow does a country in the process of becoming a world power prepare its citizens for the responsibilities of global leadership? In \u003ci\u003eImprovised Continent\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Cándida Smith answers this question by illuminating the forgotten story of how, over the course of the twentieth century, cultural exchange programs, some run by the government and others by philanthropies and major cultural institutions, brought many of the most important artists and writers of Latin America to live and work in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eImprovised Continent\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to focus on cultural exchange inside the United States and how Americans responded to Latin American writers and artists. Moving masterfully between the history of ideas, biography, institutional history and politics, and international relations, and engaging works in French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese, Cándida Smith synthesizes over seventy years of Pan-American cultural activity in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stories behind Diego Rivera's murals, the movies of Alejandro G. Iñárritu, the poetry of Gabriela Mistral, the photography of Genevieve Naylor, and the novels of Carlos Fuentes--these works and artists, along with many others, challenged U.S. citizens about their place in the world and about the kind of global relations the country's interests could allow. \u003ci\u003eImprovised Continent\u003c\/i\u003e provides a profoundly compassionate portrayal of the Latin American artists and writers who believed their practices might create a more humane world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Candida Smith is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of several books, including The Modern Moves West: California Artists and Democratic Culture in the Twentieth Century, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 28, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47450430439602,"sku":"9780812249422","price":84.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/76890263b231d240c62c8c7e09f04876.webp?v=1778785208","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/improvised-continent-pan-americanism-and-cultural-exchange-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}