{"product_id":"redeemers-paperback","title":"Redeemers - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEnrique Krauze\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn epicintellectual history of Latin America by one of the region's most prominentthinkers\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInhis first book to appear in English since Mexico: Biography in Power, awork which the Wall Street Journal calls \"the standard history ofpostcolonial Mexico,\" prize-winning author Enrique Krauzeilluminates the evolution of political, social, and philosophical discourses inLatin America. With echoes of Richard Hofstadter and Edmund Wilson, Krauze explores the Latin American intellectual traditionby deftly animating its decisive figures, from Octavio Paz to Che Guevara, José Vasconcelos toHugo Chávez, and inscribing them upon a vivid landscape of patriotism, opportunism, morality, and avarice--and of love, honor, loyalty, and identity. Redeemersdelivers an unparalleled explication of the roots of ideology and action inLatin America today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking work, inspired by Isaiah Berlin and Edmund Wilson, unpacks the human stories behind a century of political turmoil: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRedemption vs. Democracy: \u003c\/b\u003e Krauze frames the central dilemma of modern Latin America, examining the tension between the search for a messianic savior and the difficult path toward a stable democratic state.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Cult of the Caudillo: \u003c\/b\u003e From the cultural crusade of José Vasconcelos to the postmodern television presence of Hugo Chávez, explore how the idea of the \"Great Man\" has shaped the region's political destiny.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRevolutionary Icons: \u003c\/b\u003e Delve into the lives of secular saints like Eva Perón, \"The Madonna of the Shirtless Ones,\" and the enraged idealist Che Guevara, whose images continue to inspire and divide the continent.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePolitics and the Novel: \u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the divergent political paths of two literary giants, Gabriel García Márquez and Mario Vargas Llosa, and how their worldviews were shaped by the shadow of dictatorship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRedeemers\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed historian Enrique Krauze presents the major ideas that have formed the modern Latin American political mind during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries--and looks closely at how these ideas were expressed in the lives of influential revolutionaries, thinkers, poets, and novelists. Here are the Cuban José Martí; the Argentines Che Guevara and Evita Perón; political thinkers like Mexico's José Vasconcelos; and the writers José Enrique Rodó, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Gabriel García Márquez. \u003cem\u003eRedeemers\u003c\/em\u003e also highlights Mexico's Samuel Ruiz and Subcomandante Marcos, as well as Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez, and their influence on contemporary Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his brilliant, deeply researched history, Enrique Krauze uses the range of these extraordinary lives to illuminate the struggle that has defined Latin American history: an ever-precarious balance between the ideal of democracy and the temptation of political messianism.\u003c\/p\u003e--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Daily\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eRedeemers\u003c\/em\u003e, acclaimed historian Enrique Krauze presents the major ideas that have formed the modern Latin American political mind during the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries--and looks closely at how these ideas were expressed in the lives of influential revolutionaries, thinkers, poets, and novelists. Here are the Cuban José Martí; the Argentines Che Guevara and Evita Perón; political thinkers like Mexico's José Vasconcelos; and the writers José Enrique Rodó, Mario Vargas Llosa, Octavio Paz, and Gabriel García Márquez. \u003cem\u003eRedeemers\u003c\/em\u003e also highlights Mexico's Samuel Ruiz and Subcomandante Marcos, as well as Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez, and their influence on contemporary Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his brilliant, deeply researched history, Enrique Krauze uses the range of these extraordinary lives to illuminate the struggle that has defined Latin American history: an ever-precarious balance between the ideal of democracy and the temptation of political messianism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 560\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53058065006816,"sku":"9780060938444","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/H_coprHA8J9780060938444.webp?v=1781390637","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/redeemers-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}