{"product_id":"writing-pancho-villas-revolution-rebels-in-the-literary-imagination-of-mexico-9780292709782","title":"Writing Pancho Villa's Revolution: Rebels in the Literary Imagination of Mexico","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Max Parra\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Caribbean \u0026amp; Latin American\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The 1910 Mexican Revolution saw Francisco \"Pancho\" Villa grow from social bandit to famed revolutionary leader. Although his rise to national prominence was short-lived, he and his followers (the \u003ci\u003evillistas\u003c\/i\u003e) inspired deep feelings of pride and power amongst the rural poor. After the Revolution (and Villa's ultimate defeat and death), the new ruling elite, resentful of his enormous popularity, marginalized and discounted him and his followers as uncivilized savages. Hence, it was in the realm of culture rather than politics that his true legacy would be debated and shaped. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Mexican literature following the Revolution created an enduring image of Villa and his followers. \u003ci\u003eWriting Pancho Villa's Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on the novels, chronicles, and testimonials written from 1925 to 1940 that narrated Villa's grassroots insurgency and celebrated--or condemned--his charismatic leadership. By focusing on works by urban writers Mariano Azuela (\u003ci\u003eLos de abajo\u003c\/i\u003e) and Martín Luis Guzmán (\u003ci\u003eEl águila y la serpiente\u003c\/i\u003e), as well as works closer to the violent tradition of northern Mexican frontier life by Nellie Campobello (\u003ci\u003eCartucho\u003c\/i\u003e), Celia Herrera (\u003ci\u003eVilla ante la historia\u003c\/i\u003e), and Rafael F. Muñoz (\u003ci\u003e Vámonos con Pancho Villa!\u003c\/i\u003e), this book examines the alternative views of the revolution and of the \u003ci\u003evillistas\u003c\/i\u003e. Max Parra studies how these works articulate different and at times competing views about class and the cultural \"otherness\" of the rebellious masses. This unique revisionist study of the \u003ci\u003evillista\u003c\/i\u003e novel also offers a deeper look into the process of how a nation's collective identity is formed. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47588735877271,"sku":"9780292709782","price":2357.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780292709782.webp?v=1774968175","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/writing-pancho-villas-revolution-rebels-in-the-literary-imagination-of-mexico-9780292709782","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}