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Reviews in January 2007
LatAmRoB, Volume 1, Number 2
Radical chic
Trisha Ziff’s collection of Che imagery is one of the most important creative contributions to our understanding of Latin America in popular culture for decades Continue reading
Eye for the unusual
A History of Chile, 1808-2002 is a masterful synthesis of the country’s political and economic development with an eye for the unusual Continue reading
Liberty and loyalty
In Chile: The Making of a Republic, Simon Collier explores the ideological differences within the political elite in 19th-century Santiago Continue reading
Argentina’s agonies
A New Economic History of Argentina provides a fresh perspective on the spectacular crisis of 2001 and its origins Continue reading
Whose First World?
First World Dreams by Alexander S. Dawson provides valuable insights into the contradictions underlying the momentous changes in Mexico Continue reading
Freed by dreams
After Life by Tobias Hecht is a remarkable narrative based on the life of a Brazilian street child Continue reading
Memory or dream
Peter Robb’s mesmerising portrait of Latin America’s largest country, A Death in Brazil, is an essential introduction to this sultry giant Continue reading
The mule’s lonely feast
Catalina Sandino Moreno is a revelation in Maria Full of Grace as a Colombian girl who becomes a drug mule Continue reading
Good organisms and bad
La Niña Santa is a threateningly erotic study of human relations and the division between good and evil Continue reading
A fate worse than fat
The busty America Ferrera rescues Real Women Have Curves from its anorexic script and blunt stereotypes
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Fumando espero
Vade Retro
The absolute Cuban
Volker Skierka’s biography of Fidel Castro is an elegant forensic examination of whether history really will absolve the Cuban leader when he is gone Continue reading
Kings of the jungle
Chronicle of the Maya Kings and Queens is a beautifully illustrated introduction to the dynasties who built a civilisation in the rainforest Continue reading
Giants but not masters
The versatile Frank McLynn captures the simple virtues and vices of two men who became giants of Mexico’s revolutionary history Continue reading
Sticky fingers
Dirty Havana Trilogy is a descent into the sexual netherworld of a desperately impoverished and isolated Cuba Continue reading
Hacked off with the regime
Chappell Lawson’s Building the Fourth Estate is an essential point of departure for those interested in the media’s contribution to Mexican democracy Continue reading
Total war
Aztec, Mixtec and Zapotec Armies is a colourful introduction to the arms and armour of Mesoamerica’s warring civilisations Continue reading
Remember the Alamo
The Alamo 1836 describes how Santa Anna’s excesses following his triumph at the Alamo helped turn the tide against him Continue reading
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