Zapata vive. Reseña de <em>The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century</em> de Samuel Brunk (Austin: U of Texas P, 2008)

Authors

  • Paul Hart Texas State University

Keywords:

Emiliano Zapata, zapatismo, revolución mexicana, mito, memoria

Abstract

Samuel Brunk’s The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata explores how the memory and meaning of Zapata has been contested for almost a century and why, as a symbol at least, Zapata lives. The most obvious reason is that, despite the real accomplishments of the Revolution, the injustices he fought against continue. This article reviews Brunk's claims.

Author Biography

Paul Hart, Texas State University

Paul Hart is an Associate Professor at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He received his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin, and PhD from the University of California, San Diego. His research interest is modern Mexico. He has published Bitter Harvest: The Social Transformation of Morelos, Mexico, and the Origins of the Zapatista Revolution, 1840-1910 (University of New Mexico Press, 2005. Paperback eds. 2006, 2007).

Published

2010-09-01

How to Cite

Hart, P. (2010). Zapata vive. Reseña de <em>The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico’s Twentieth Century</em> de Samuel Brunk (Austin: U of Texas P, 2008). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 8(1), 453–458. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/508

Issue

Section

Reviews: Memory and Human Rights