Download or read book Contemporary Global Thinking from Latin American Women written by Aurea Mota and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-12-30 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book brings to the English-speaking public outstanding texts of prominent Latin American and Caribbean women thinkers translated for the first time into English. All the authors address contemporary issues in the field of social sciences, humanities, literature and translation adopting a theoretical point of view. The book offers a wide-ranging discussion of the contribution of the selected thinkers to show how their contribution moves beyond 'regional/area' studies. It shows how the theoretical and methodological innovations found in the writings of these intellectuals are essential for the establishment of a truly global perspective in the social sciences, literature, translation and political philosophy.