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Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America /
Latin American history traditionally has been defined by larger-than-life heroes such as Símon Bolívar, Emiliano Zapata, and Evita Peron. Recent scholarship, however, tends to emphasize social and cultural factors rather than great leaders. In this new collection, Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw bring...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Austin :
University of Texas Press,
2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed. |
| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction : heroes and their cults in modern Latin America / Ben Fallaw and Samuel Brunk
- Simón Bolívar : man and myth / John Chasteen
- Remembering and forgetting Agustín Gamarra : the life and legacy of the Cuzco caudillo / Charles F. Walker
- Antonio López de Santa Anna's search for personalized nationalism / Shannon Baker
- Presidential ritual in Porfirian Mexico : curtsying in the shadow of dictators / Víctor M. Macías-González
- The eyes of Emiliano Zapata / Samuel Brunk
- Felipe Carrillo Puerto of revolutionary-era Yucatán, Mexico : popular leader, Caesar, or martyr? / Ben Fallaw
- Augusto Sandino of Nicaragua : the hero never dies / Richard Grossman
- Frida Kahlo : heroism of private life / Nancy Deffebach
- Haya de la Torre and APRA / David Nugent
- Evita Perón : beauty, resonance, and heroism / Linda B. Hall.