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Section 2: Economic ruination

Ruins of the democratic promise: dystopian cityscapes in films of “el desencanto democrático”

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Pages 93-107 | Received 09 Aug 2023, Accepted 15 Nov 2023, Published online: 16 Feb 2024

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