Cultural identity : different ways of constructing identity for first-and-second generation immigrants in The namesake, by Jhumpa Lahiri by Flores, Verónica Inés

“…For this study, I will approach the concept of identity from a non-essentialist point of view because, as Kathryn Woodward, Professor of Sociology at the Open University (United Kingdom), states, when adopting a non-essentialist position regarding identity, identities are fluid, have different elements which can be reconstructed in new cultural conditions, and are not fixed essences locked into differences which are permanent for all time (1997, p. 29). …”
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A History of Book Publishing in Contemporary Latin America by Sora, Gustavo Alejandro

“…The illustration of how Latin American publishing markets were articulated opens up broader and comparative questions regarding the ways in which the ideas embodied in books also sought to unify other cultural areas. The intersection of cultural, political and economic themes, as well as the style of writing, makes this book an interest to a wide reading public with historical and sociological sensitivity and global cultural curiosity.…”
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