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Mexico Unveiled - (Critical Mexican Studies) by Carlos Pereda

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  • Carlos Pereda's Mexico Unveiled is a fresh, idiosyncratic synthesis of twentieth-century Mexican philosophy that puts contemporary debates about Mexican identity politics into a critical perspective.
  • About the Author: Carlos Pereda is professor emeritus at the Institute for Philosophical Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).
  • 200 Pages
  • Philosophy, General
  • Series Name: Critical Mexican Studies

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About the Book



A provocative reflection on Mexican national identity by one of Mexico's most distinguished philosophers



Book Synopsis



Carlos Pereda's Mexico Unveiled is a fresh, idiosyncratic synthesis of twentieth-century Mexican philosophy that puts contemporary debates about Mexican identity politics into a critical perspective. This edition--translated, edited, and introduced by Noell Birondo--brings the Mexican thinker's ideas to a new English-language audience.

In three engaging essays written in a peerless prose style, Pereda considers the persistent influence of European colonialism on Mexican intellectual life, the politics of inclusion, and the changing ideas of what it means to be Mexican. He identifies three "vices"--social habits, customs, and beliefs inherited from European colonialism--that have influenced the development of Mexican national identity: subaltern fervor, craving for novelty, and nationalist zeal. Pereda demonstrates that these three tendencies have led Mexican intellectuals, and Mexican society more generally, to uncritically adopt a politics of exclusion and destructive nationalist attitudes.

Using a strategy he calls "nomadic" thinking--the act of moving beyond our cultural preconceptions and habits of thinking--Pereda guides readers through a number of examples drawn from Mexican philosophy and culture that illustrate these tendencies. At its core, Mexico Unveiled is an accessible and entertaining introduction to the philosophical themes that have long occupied Pereda's life and work and Mexican philosophy more generally.



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Praise for the original Spanish edition:

"In a world with a lot of violence and great injustices, Mexico Unveiled offers a breath of fresh air: the deontological perspective is not abandoned; on the contrary, it is used to argue claims and denounce relations of domination. Not only does it teach us to go beyond the obvious, but also to ask ourselves why the consolidation of the obvious."
--Arturo Santillana Andraca, Ánfora



About the Author



Carlos Pereda is professor emeritus at the Institute for Philosophical Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Two of his books, Lessons in Exile and Practical Holism and Nomadic Thought, have previously been translated into English by Sean Manning.

Noell Birondo is professor of philosophy at the University of Texas at El Paso. His previous books are The Moral Psychology of Hate and Virtue's Reasons: New Essays on Virtue, Character, and Reasons.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W)
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 200
Genre: Philosophy
Sub-Genre: General
Series Title: Critical Mexican Studies
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Carlos Pereda
Language: English
Street Date: June 15, 2025
TCIN: 1001846072
UPC: 9780826507983
Item Number (DPCI): 247-12-4614
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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