Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America PDF
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Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page i Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page ii Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page iii Heroes & Hero Cults in Latin America Edited by Samuel Brunk & Ben Fallaw University of Texas Press Austin Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page iv Copyright © 2006by the University of Texas Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition,2006 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O.Box 7819 Austin,TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48- 1992(r1997) (Permanence of Paper). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heroes and hero cults in Latin America / edited by Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw.— 1st ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn-13:978-0-292-71437-3(cloth :alk.paper) isbn-10:0-292-71437-8(cloth :alk.paper) isbn 13:978-0-292-71481-6(pbk.:alk.paper) isbn-10:0-292-71481-5(pbk.:alk.paper) 1.Hero worship—Latin America—History. 2.Politicians—Latin America—Public opinion. 3.Statesmen—Latin America—Public opinion. 4.Public opinion—Latin America. I.Brunk,Samuel,1959– II.Fallaw,Ben,1966– f1408.3.h49 2006 980—dc22 2006012990 Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page v To Monica,Amy,Anne,and Maddie THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page vii Contents Introduction:Heroes and Their Cults in Modern Latin America Ben Fallaw and Samuel Brunk 1 1 Simón Bolívar:Man and Myth John Chasteen 21 2 Remembering and Forgetting Agustín Gamarra: The Life and Legacy of the Cuzco Caudillo Charles F. Walker 40 3 Antonio López de Santa Anna’s Search for Personalized Nationalism Shannon Baker 58 4 Presidential Ritual in Porfirian Mexico: Curtsying in the Shadow of Dictators Víctor M. Macías-González 83 5 The Eyes of Emiliano Zapata Samuel Brunk 109 6 Felipe Carrillo Puerto of Revolutionary-Era Yucatán,Mexico:Popular Leader,Caesar,or Martyr? Ben Fallaw 128 7 Augusto Sandino of Nicaragua:The Hero Never Dies Richard Grossman 149 8 Frida Kahlo:Heroism of Private Life Nancy Deffebach 171 Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page viii viii Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America 9 Haya de la Torre and APRA David Nugent 202 10 Evita Perón:Beauty,Resonance,and Heroism Linda B. Hall 229 11 Conclusion:Rethinking Latin American Heroes Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw 264 Bibliography 279 About the Contributors 310 Index 312 Brunk Pages 9/26/06 4:03 PM Page ix Heroes and Hero Cults in Latin America
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