Simon Bolivar - Softcover

Zeuske, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558765689 ISBN 13: 9781558765689

Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2012

Synopsis

All over Latin America, and especially in the Venezuela of Hugo Chavez, Latin America's liberator, Simón Bolívar, is a political idol and symbol of that continent's new political self-confidence. The legends about him remain alive and have been the basis for many political speeches, plays, and fictional works. Michael Zeuske, one of the world's leading experts on Bolívar, examines the dimensions of the Bolívar cult and myths and compares these with the real historical person, and the world in which he lived. Zeuske's account corrects major inaccuracies in the historical texts, such as the legendary meeting between Alexander von Humboldt and Bolívar, which never actually took place.

About this title

About the Author

Michael Zeuske is a Latin American history specialist who has held the position of fellow at many leading research institutions, including Yale University and the University of Michigan. He is also an expert in the twentieth-century slave trade, and is the author of Black Caribbean: Slaves, Slavery and Emancipation Cultures.

Review

extremely readable explanation, for the power and endurance of the Bolivar myth in Venezuela and worldwide...Historians just need to learn where and how to look for sources: Michael Zeuske has given us an excellent lesson in how to do this, and why it remains important today - Journal of Latin American Studies

Edition details

• Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1558765689
• ISBN 13: 9781558765689
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 156