Mobile and Entangled America(s)

<p>A superb combination of focused case studies and high level conceptual thinking this volume is an important monument in the ongoing development of Inter-American studies The articles gathered here closely examine a wide variety of cultural phenomena implicated in the 'entanglements' which have defined the history of the Americas. From religious networks to music and dance and across a range of literary and artistic works the mobility of people objects and ideas in the Americas is expertly mapped. At the same time the book represents a serious enterprise of theory-building. Drawing on the histories of postcolonial thought mobility studies and work on human migration <em>Mobile and Entangled America(s)</em> clearly establishes a new interdisciplinary field attentive both to the complexities of cultural form and the pervasiveness of power relations. Each article stands as a significant piece of scholarship on its own but all are in dialogue with each other. The result is a richly satisfying and important volume of cultural scholarship.</p>