{"product_id":"latin-american-icons-fame-across-borders-paperback","title":"Latin American Icons: Fame Across Borders - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDianna C. Niebylski\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe faces of Che, Frida, Evita, Carmen Miranda, and other icons represent Latin America both to a global public that sees these faces constantly reproduced, and to Latin Americans themselves. With equal parts idolatry and iconoclasm, \u003ci\u003eLatin American Icons\u003c\/i\u003e recognizes and interrogates those Latin Americans who have become larger than life. In trying to understand the meaning of iconic figures in modern Latin America, this volume ranges across every realm of political and cultural life--populist politicos, jet-setting ambassador-playboys, soccer players, and superstars--to examine the complex forces at work in the making and remaking of celebrities within and across national borders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe faces of fame in Latin America--and the power they hold over the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDianna Niebylski\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Latin American Studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago and author of \u003ci\u003eHumoring Resistance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePatrick O'Connor\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Hispanic Studies at Oberlin College and author of \u003ci\u003eLatin American Fictions and the Narratives of the Perverse\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.9 x 6.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445970596147,"sku":"9780826519306","price":78.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Qk1iRW9aeEIxVlN4M2xTclNtZXcxdz09.webp?v=1758974315","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/latin-american-icons-fame-across-borders-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}