The ReVista book review section features reviews of recent books about Latin America, the Caribbean and the Latinx community in all disciplines.
Recent Reviews
A Review of Born in Blood and Fire
From Student ViewsEaston Bevel is a Master’s student at Harvard Extension School, where he is studying International Relations. His work focuses on the intersection of Religion and International Relations. He serves as an officer in the U.S. Air Force and holds...
A Review of El populismo en América Latina. La pieza que falta para comprender un fenómeno global
A Review of El populismo en América Latina. La pieza que falta para comprender un fenómeno globalIn 1946, during a campaign event in Argentina, then-candidate for president Juan Domingo Perón formulated a slogan, "Braden or Perón,” with which he could effectively...
A Review of Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics
A Review of Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics In Aaron Copland in Latin America: Music and Cultural Politics, Carol Hess provides a nuanced exploration of the Brooklyn-born composer and conductor Aaron Copland (1900–1990), who served as a...
A Review of San Fernando: Última Parada, Viaje al crimen autorizado en Tamaulipas
A Review of San Fernando: Última Parada, Viaje al crimen autorizado en TamaulipasOne of Mexico’s best investigative journalists, Marcela Turati, takes readers to terrorized and traumatized San Fernando, a town known for dozens of mass graves, and exposes the depths of...
A Review of Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in Guatemala
A Review of Until I Find You: Disappeared Children and Coercive Adoptions in GuatemalaA student in my “Introduction to Cultural Anthropology” course at the University of Delaware approached me several weeks ago, after hearing about my long-term research in Guatemalan...
A Review of Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina’s $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
A Review of Default: The Landmark Court Battle over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt RestructuringIn February 2019, I found myself serving as the special attorney general for the then newly recognized interim government of Venezuela, tasked with addressing more than 50...
A Review of Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981
A Review of Patriots and Traitors in Revolutionary Cuba, 1961-1981 I remember when I first heard Lillian Guerra speak: over fifteen years ago, at Brown University, about her third book, Visions of Power in Cuba: Revolution, Redemption and Resistance (1959-1971). The...
A Review of Los Niños del Amazonas: 40 Días Perdidos en la Selva
A Review of Los niños del Amazonas. 40 días perdidos en la selva by Daniel Coronell Los niños del Amazonas. 40 días perdidos en la selva is the first true book by Colombian journalist Daniel Coronell, whose long and impressive career speaks for itself: news director...