The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata: Myth, Memory, and Mexico's Twentieth Century

by Samuel Brunk

Book Overview

Before there was Che Guevara, there was Emiliano Zapata, the charismatic revolutionary who left indelible marks on Mexican politics and society. The sequel to Samuel Brunk's 1995 biography of Zapata, The Posthumous Career of Emiliano Zapata traces the power and impact of this ubiquitous, immortalized figure.

Mining the massive extant literature on Zapata, supplemented by archival documents and historical newspaper accounts, Brunk explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292718500
• ISBN13: 9780292718500
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"