The Revolutionary Imagination in the Americas and the Age of Development

"This is an ambitious work of discourse analysis, which offers many valuable insights ... "-- Jrnl of Latin American Studies, February 2005 "Whether this book is cultural studies, development studies, discourse studies, or just plain history does not really matter because it is a great book. There is very little of the rather self-conscious "culturalism" and "politicism" that characterizes some other titles in this series and genre. Maria Josefina Saldana-Portillo has something to say and tells her story in a most readable manner (no mean achievement). The book's topics are familiar, yet she manages to treat them in an engaging and relevant manner."--Ronaldo Munck, American Historical Review "This is an ambitious work of discourse analysis, which o.ers many valuable insights about specific texts..."--Nicola Miller, Journal of Latin American Studies "[A] rich and impressive book... Saldana-Portillo thus offers not only a powerful and important critique of development and postcolonial politics (both left and 'right'), but also a refreshingly hopeful vision of revolutionary projects for the twenty-first century. Her book should be required reading for students of social movements and Latin American politics. Saldana-Portillo's writing is at times dense and presumes a familiarity with postcolonial and poststructural theory but could be used for teaching advanced undergraduates and for graduate seminars."-- Maya Parson, Bulletin of Latin American Research Listed in Cultural Critique, Minnesota Review, New Mexico Historical Review, CHE. Negative review in A Contracorriente. Also reviewed in Choice. Harlow/Carter, Archives of Empire, vols. 1 & 2 "With selections ranging from company charters, missionary tracts, satirical cartoons, legislative records, to literary accounts, these anthologies present a fascinating glimpse of the many sides of imperialism."--Heidi Hanrahan, English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920 "This valuable collection of documents from and about the British Empire will prove useful to students and scholars."--Journal of Interdisciplinary History "[T]his is easily the richest single collection of primary source materials on British imperialism available in print... The first two volumes of Archives of Empire supply us with a rich selection of source material on British imperialism in India and Africa, and when reinforced by the final two volumes, the completed project will provide an unrivaled resource to students of empire. And by its very existence this "reader" will stand as a monument to the remarkable efflorescence of interest in imperial and colonial studies in recent years."--Dane Kennedy, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History (Vol 1) "Archives of Empire will undoubtedly stand as one of the best documentary collections in its field for some time."-- Daniel P. Becker, Itinerario "[A]n ideal reference for short primary sources to supplement textbook or other readings... [A]n extremely valuable teaching resource for faculty, and it should be read in combination with the other three volumes of the series in order to gain a more complete understanding of the ways in which political and cultural discourse produced and reproduced empire in Victorian Britain."-- Brian Caton, The Journal of Asian Studies Vol. 2 "[A] wonderful anthology... [A]n anthology to be enthusiastically welcomed by those who teach empire, and it offers both classics and new works for close readings and analysis..."--Carol Summers, Itinerario Listed in American Historical Review, Critical Inquiry, Eighteenth-Century Studies, Journal of Colonialism and Colonial History, boundary2, Victorian Database Online.