{"product_id":"anita-brenner-a-mind-of-her-own-paperback-softback-9780292723665","title":"Anita Brenner; A Mind of Her Own (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292723665","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAnita Brenner\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Mind of Her Own\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusannah Joel Glusker (Author), Carlos Monsiváis (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292723665\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 August 1998\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eSusannah Glusker's biography is a balanced and well-documented analysis of the middle period of her mother's life.  She demonstrates that Brenner was a significant Latin American writer, a cultural hybrid and major figure in Mexico's cultural renaissance, and a political activist who sought successfully to document the dynamics of the country of her birth.  This volume is informative and intriguing, and sheds light on Anita Brenner as a complex, assertive woman who, indeed, had \"a mind of her own.\"\u003c\/div\u003e (H-Net Reviews)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Journalist, historian, anthropologist, art critic, and creative writer, Anita Brenner was one of Mexico's most discerning interpreters. Born to a Jewish immigrant family in Mexico a few years before the Revolution of 1910, she matured into an independent liberal who defended Mexico, workers, and all those who were treated unfairly, whatever their origin or nationality. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In this book, her daughter, Susannah Glusker, traces Brenner's intellectual growth and achievements from the 1920s through the 1940s. Drawing on Brenner's unpublished journals and autobiographical novel, as well as on her published writing, Glusker describes the origin and impact of Brenner's three major books, \u003ci\u003eIdols Behind Altars,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour Mexican Holiday,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wind That Swept Mexico.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Along the way, Glusker traces Brenner's support of many liberal causes, including her championship of Mexico as a haven for Jewish immigrants in the early 1920s. This intellectual biography brings to light a complex, fascinating woman who bridged many worlds-the United States and Mexico, art and politics, professional work and family life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Foreword by Carlos Monsivais \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prologue \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e An Abbreviated Chronology of Anita Brenner's Life \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. Nana Serapia \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 2. Mexico Welcomes Anita \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. A Family of Artists and Intellectuals \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 4. Sisters, Foes, and Role Models \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 5. Moving On \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6. Harvesting Mexican Efforts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 7. An Art Critic's Career Unfolds \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 8. Idols behind Altars \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 9. An Atypical Student \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 10. Flirtations, Relationships, and Love \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 11. Your Mexican Holiday \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 12. Identity, Commitment, and Activism \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 13. Full-fledged \u003ci\u003eMenorah Journal\u003c\/i\u003e Radical \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 14. Spain \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 15. Art Critic in the Thirties \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 16. A Radical Looks at Mexico: The Throttled Revolution \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 17. The Wind That Swept Mexico \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 18. Epilogue: New York, 1942 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Appendixes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Notes \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Anita Brenner Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e General Bibliography \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Index \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52681819980056,"sku":"9780292723665","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/anita-brenner-a-mind-of-her-own-paperback-softback-9780292723665","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}