The Silent Hero. Review of Lilian Guerra's <em> The Myth of José Martí. Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba </em> (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005)

Authors

  • Christopher Conway University of Texas at Arlington

Keywords:

Latin American Cultural Studies, Latin American History, Latin American Politics

Abstract

As an introduction to early national Cuban history, The Myth
of José Martí is a valuable and accessibly written account that offers new insight into the variety of Cuban nationalisms at the beginning of the twentieth-century. Guerra’s commitment to continuously and consistently exploring the “view from below” makes her book particularly rewarding.

Author Biography

Christopher Conway, University of Texas at Arlington

Christopher Conway es profesor asociado de Lenguas Modernas y coordinador de español en la Universidad de Texas en Arlington. Sus artículos sobre literatura latinoamericana del siglo XIX han aparecido en Revista de crítica literaria latinoamericana, Revista iberoamericana, Insula, Hispanic Review, y A Contracorriente, entre otras revistas. Es el autor del libro The Cult of Bolívar in Latin American Literature (University Press of Florida, 2003), y el editor de Peruvian Traditions de Ricardo Palma (Oxford, 2004), y Zarco, the Blue-Eyed Bandit de Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (Lumen Books, 2006).

Published

2006-09-01

How to Cite

Conway, C. (2006). The Silent Hero. Review of Lilian Guerra’s <em> The Myth of José Martí. Conflicting Nationalisms in Early Twentieth-Century Cuba </em> (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2005). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 4(1), 155–162. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/264

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Section

Reviews / Reseñas