La Otra America

Through conversations with 21 notable American artists and intellectuals, including Saul Bellow, Maya Angelou, Jonathan Franzen, Spike Lee, and Gore Vidal, this collection presents a view of the United States that contrasts with the one increasingly subscribed to by the rest of the world. Rather than an arrogant and aggressive monolith, this collection of interviews demonstrates a creative, pacifist segment of America that uses art and civil compromise to combat the imperialism being expounded by its politicians and that continues to tackle decisive and difficult issues such as the role of the United States in the world, the motivations of the governing class, social conflicts, and the destiny of a divided country. A final chapter focuses on emerging figures of various ethnicities that have found in the United States a place in which to express themselves freely and who consider art a means to raise political awareness, to rebel, to dissent, and most importantly, to unify. A través de conversaciones con 21 reconocidos artistas e intelectuales americanos, incluyendo Saul Bellow, Maya Angelou, Jonathan Franzen, Spike Lee y Gore Vidal, esta coleccion presenta una vista de los Estados Unidos distinta a la que cada vez más se va difundiendo en el resto del mundo. En vez de un monolito prepotente y agresivo, esta recopilacion de entrevistas muestra un segmento de América creativo y pacifista que usa el arte y el compromiso civil para combatir el imperialismo de sus gobernantes y que continúa planteándose cuestiones decisivas como el papel de los Estados Unidos en el mundo, las motivaciones de la clase gobernante actual, los conflictos sociales y el destino de un país dividido. El capítulo final se dedica a figuras emergentes de diversas etnias que han conseguido en los…