The Bucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory
Print version: Braham, Persephone. From Amazons to Zombies : Monsters in Latin America. Lanham, Maryland : Bucknell University Press, [2015] The Bucknell studies in Latin American literature and theory
Includes bibliographical references and index
The immanence of monsters: from Iberia to the New World -- Anthropology, anthropophagy, and Amazons -- Beautiful deformities: the mermaid metaphor -- Pseudoscience and psychobiology: the simuladores del talento -- Vampires in the age of mechanical reproduction -- The Caribbean zombie gothic -- Epilogue: Ghosts, globalization, and monster movies.