Forging Latin America

Profiles in Power and Ideas, 1492 to Today

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvRussell Crandall

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A sweeping yet intimate exploration of Latin America’s political history, Forging Latin America profiles fifty-two of the region’s most influential figures who, for better or worse, have shaped its character and destiny from the Spanish Conquest to the present day. This polyphonic gathering of dictators, reformers, revolutionaries, artists, writers, priests, and activists not only foregrounds the major political developments since 1492 but also spotlights lesser-known stories of hope, change, and resistance from the ground up. Along the way, the book shows how ideas can bring down a government or build one, how power corrodes ideology until the perpetuation of power becomes an ideology in and of itself, and how the intellectual heritage of Latin America has been used, disputed, and reinvented over five astonishing centuries.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-08-29
Mått156 x 234 x 42 mm
Vikt857 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor584
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781538183328

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Amerikas historia inom Historia och arkeologi
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Politik och statsskick inom Samhälle och politik

IntroductionPART I: Colonial Latin America1: Amerigo Vespucci: “Half the world baptized with his dishonest name”2: Bartolomé de las Casas: A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies3: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Latin America’s First Feminist4: Túpac Amaru II and the Great Andean Rebellion5: Toussaint Louverture: The Black Spartacus of the Caribbean6: Simón Bolívar: The Great Liberator, Flawed EmancipatorPART II: Nineteenth Century7: Santa Anna: The Hero Who Lost Half a Country 8: Benito Juárez: Mexico’s Great Reformer 9: Juan Manuel de Rosas and Domingo Sarmiento: The Struggle to Hatch Argentina10: Dom Pedro II: Brazil’s Citizen Monarch11: José Martí: The Colossus of CubaPART III: First-Half of the Twentieth Century12: José Enrique Rodó: Ariel and a New Vision for Latin America13: José Vasconcelos: The Mexican Revolution’s Cultural Caudillo14: Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo: Passion, Paint, and Politics15: Berta Lutz: Brazil’s Frog-Loving Feminist16: Augusto César Sandino vs the United States17: Lázaro Cárdenas: “Nuestro Petróleo”18: Rafael Trujillo: “Our S.O.B.”19: José Carlos Mariátegui, Victor Raul Haya de la Torre: Peru’s Long RevolutionPART IV: Cold War 20: Juan and Eva: Peronism’s Dynamic Duo21: Rómulo Betancourt: Titan of Democracy22: Jacobo Árbenz: A Guatemalan Spring, Interrupted23: Fidel Castro: A Rebel with a Cause24: Ernesto Guevara: Becoming Che25: Manuel Marulanda: Founding Father of the FARC 26: Salvador Allende: “All Things to All Men”27: Augusto Pinochet: The Unlikely Model Dictator28: Eduardo Galeano: Poet of History 29: Gabriel García Márquez: Magical versus Social Realism30: Óscar Romero: Priest, Saint, Revolutionary31: The Mothers and Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo: Despair, Resistance, and Remembrance32: Becoming Pope Francis: Jorge Mario Bergoglio and the Dirty War33: Efraín Ríos Montt: From God to Genocide34: Rigoberta Menchú: Voice for the Voiceless35: Abimael Guzmán and Shining Path: The Philosophy of Terror36: Chico Mendes and Marina da Silva: Defenders of the AmazonPART V: Post-Modern Age37: Mario Vargas Llosa: Cartographies of Power38: Pablo Escobar: The First Drug Lord39: Subcommander Marcos: The First Post-Modern Guerrilla40: Hugo Chavez: The Richest Revolutionary in the World41: Yoani Sánchez: Cuba’s Underground Revolutionary42: Michelle Bachelet: Healing Chile43: Evo Morales: Reclaiming Bolivia 44: José “Pepe” Mujica: From Communism to Chrysanthemums45: Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva: Brazil’s First Working Class President 46: Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo: Nicaragua’s Toxic Power Couple47: Berta Cáceres : The Martyred Guardian Bibliography

Russell Crandall has craftedvivid portraits of a diverse cast of characters—beyond the usual suspects—who have left a profound mark on the fabric of Latin American societies. The result is a veritable kaleidoscope of ideas and power dynamics that sheds light on the region’s disappointments and frustrations, along with its vibrancy and resilience. Forging Latin America is a delightful read, highly recommended for anyone interested in the region’s fascinating history and politics.