Heroes and Martyrs. Review of Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw's (eds.) <em>Heroes & Hero Cults in Latin America</em> (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006).

Authors

  • Marc Becker Truman State University

Keywords:

Latin American Cultural Studies, Latin American History

Abstract

Do we need heroes? Whom do we select as our heroes? How do these individuals become mythologized? Reading Heroes & Hero Cults in Latin America, a title that perhaps would be more at home in the History Book Club  than on an academic reading list, raises these and other questions.

Author Biography

Marc Becker, Truman State University

Marc Becker es Profesor Asociado de historia en Truman State University. Sus estudios se enfocan en las construcciones de clase, etnicidad, y género dentro de los movimientos populares en los Andes. Próximamente, Duke University Press va a publicar su libro sobre la historia de los movimientos indígenas en el Ecuador.

Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

Becker, M. (2007). Heroes and Martyrs. Review of Samuel Brunk and Ben Fallaw’s (eds.) <em>Heroes & Hero Cults in Latin America</em> (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006). A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 4(2), 273–278. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/291

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Reviews / Reseñas