Reviews in February 2007

LatAmRoB, Volume 1, Number 3


Casa de caba

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Un amor anarquista

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Blood betrayal

Las hijas de Juan breaks the silence about incest and the abuse of women in a Mexican-American immigrant household Continue reading

A gender united

In Why Women Protest Lisa Baldez demonstrates how Chilean women activists on both left and right employ common strategies and frames of reference Continue reading

The last taboo

Another Face of Empire challenges myths about Bartolomé de Las Casas in a revisionist assessment that unmasks the imperial gift-giver Continue reading

Bolivarian broadside

Tariq Ali takes no prisoners in his latest voyage on the high seas of social justice Continue reading

Small is beautiful

In Hasta ya no ir a child’s fading dreams allow Beatriz García-Huidobro to address her country’s own delusions Continue reading

‘Based on a true story…’

The Motorcycle Diaries re-enacts the journey that transformed Ernesto Guevara into Che, Latin America’s greatest revolutionary Continue reading

Holy mole!

The Holy Mountain by Alejandro Jodorowsky is not just a film but an ectopic experience in 1970s mind bending Continue reading

Great redeemer

O Primeiro Dia uses the backdrop of Rio to weave a powerful tale of redemption in the Marvellous City Continue reading

The Rainforest

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Uncivil democracy

Mexico in Transition surveys the damage caused to the social fabric by neoliberal policies and how civil society is fighting back Continue reading

Whose identity is it anyway?

National Identities and Sociopolitical Changes in Latin America is a brave attempt to bridge the divide between cultural studies and social science Continue reading


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