{"product_id":"the-roots-of-lo-mexicano-self-and-society-in-mexican-thought-1900-1934-9780890963081","title":"The Roots of Lo Mexicano: Self and Society in Mexican Thought, 1900-1934","description":"With the publication of \u003ci\u003eProfile of Man and Culture in Mexico\u003c\/i\u003e (1934) Samuel Ramos launched the modern search for Mexican national identity, shifting examination of that country's problems from a physical to a psychological plane. But Ramos' work crystallized a long inquiry into the meaning of Mexican civilization, discernible from the 1920s on. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom 1900 to 1934 Mexicans made the difficult transition from a culture largely foreign in spirit to one created in the aftermath of the 1910 Revolution, insistently and proudly Mexican. In the decades following the revolution the term \u003ci\u003elo mexicano\u003c\/i\u003e (meaning both the Mexican ethos and its study) became a sacred phrase in the reappraisal of Mexican civilization, a concept analogous in the history of ideas to the quest for Mexican authenticity in painting, music, the novel, and education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSchmidt examines the origins and development of \u003ci\u003elo mexicano\u003c\/i\u003e in the work of Ramos' intellectual antecedents, particularly that of Justo Sierra, Antonio Caso, Jos  Vasconcelos, Alfonso Reyes, and Daniel Cos o Villegas. Schmidt shows why and how Mexican intellectuals went about the task of defining national character during this period. His analysis establishes a context for viewing Ramos' admittedly seminal work, shows the growth of Mexican self-awareness as the intellectual foundation of nationalism, and extends our understanding of the central driving force within the complexities of Mexican society today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry C. Schmidt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.05h x 6.05w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780890963081","brand":"Texas A\u0026M University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40242168234099,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_17173d72-03ae-4270-aeb2-5b2734828d2d.jpg?v=1657202012","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-roots-of-lo-mexicano-self-and-society-in-mexican-thought-1900-1934-9780890963081","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}