Bandit narratives in Latin America: from Villa to Chávez

Synopsis

Preamble : Porfirio Díaz's Paradox -- Introduction -- Part I. Banditry, Self-fashioning, And The Quest For Legitimacy. Speculum Latronis : On Villa's Retrato Autobiográfico -- Hugo Chávez, Maisanta, And The Construction Of An Insurgent Lineage -- Part Ii. Banditry And The Epic Of The Nation. The Burning Plains : On Las Lanzas Coloradas -- Bodies For The Gallows : On ¡vámonos Con Pancho Villa! -- The Andean Western : On Cuentos Andinos -- Borges And The Melancholic Cultor Del Coraje -- Part Iii. Banditry And The Latin American Left. Dangerous Illusions And Shining Utopias : On Seara Vermelha -- The Heart Of Darkness : On José Revueltas -- Part Iv. Banditry And The Dilemmas Of Literature. Borges And Moreira : Inglorious Bastards -- Language, The Devil, And The (out)law : On Grande Sertão : Veredas -- An Abundance Of Hats And A Scarcity Of Heads : On La Guerra Del Fin Del Mundo -- Banditry, Neoliberalism, And The Dilemmas Of Literature : On Plata Quemada -- What Is A Bandit? Juan Pablo Dabove. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.