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

copy-of-250x250_sia.gifLa 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

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Vade Retro

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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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