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The Americanization of Spain
The Americanization of Spain
The Americanization of Spain
“As long as he strolls with his smiling countenance so innocently about the
streets of our country, as long as Donald is power and our collective
representative, the bourgeoisie and imperialism can sleep in peace”
Dorfman, A. and Mattelart, A.: How to Read Donald Duck, New York, I. G. Editions, 1991 [1971], p. 99.
The Paradigm of American Cultural Imperialism:
Historiographical Works
The Two Dominant Paradigms
since the Early Nineties (I)
PELLS, R.: Not Like Us, New York, Basic Books, 1997, pp. 333-334.
The Two Dominant Paradigms
since the Early Nineties (II)
“The American model was a kind of mirror in
which the French viewed themselves or, perhaps,
before which they preened. By inventing an
America that reeked of materialism and vulgarity,
wallowed in conformity and naive optimism, the
French separated themselves from the New
World, asserted their superiority, and defined
Gallic identity and virtue”
New cultural and academic interactions between Spain and the United States
“The proper object of historical investigation should be the particular, not the general”.- Richard Kuisel
TheLackofPre-ColdWarStudies
Diplomatic relations and propaganda The links between scientific and intellectual sectors of both countries
over the first decades of the twentieth century through institutions such as the Hispanic Society
or the Council for the Extension of Studies
(“Junta para la Ampliación de Estudios”)
Conclusions
The Spanish historiography is providing a heterogeneous view on
relations between the two countries
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