"Culture and Revolution centers the role of artists, writers, photographers and filmmakers in the 'invention' of modern Mexico during the 1920s and 1930s...Although most texts in Culture and Revolution have been analysed before, LegrÁs' original and provocative synthesis revives a heterogeneous revolutionary spirit belied by their canonical status in the 'official story' of modern Mexico." (Bulletin of Latin American Research) "[LegrÁs's] breadth is incontestable and means that most readers will find something new in his synthesis." (Hispanic American Historical Review) "LegrÁs displays a rich archive of revolutionary cultural production, in detail that often spills beyond the bounds of his theoretical framework. Yet this attention to the vastness and heterogeneity of the cultural space known as the Mexican Revolution is an additional strength the book offers, engaging the bodies, texts, and desires that once again refuse definitive capture." (Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies) "[Culture and Revolution] is a treasure trove of well-chosen quotations from intellectuals from the 1920s and 1930s. More importantly, LegrÁs affirms that creative expression in postrevolutionary Mexico was not uniform. In fact, it was the diversity of artistic and intellectual expression during that era that has shaped the enduring and resilient 'fantasy' of the Revolution." (The Americas)
