This volume addresses the representation of history and collective memory in Latin American
literature. The book presents a variety of novel perspectives on the subject linked by the
common themes of the subjectivity of time and history literature used as a political tool and
the representation of marginalized groups. The collection takes an original approach to viewing
national histories as represented in literature by adopting a cross-disciplinary position.
While there are other publications addressing some of the issues raised in this collection
this book goes beyond literary representations of history. The essays collected here examine
technological political and social developments as a means of creating re-structuring and (in
some cases) potentially destroying nations.
