John W Sherman
Biographic Data
| ID | 511239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John W Sherman |
| GIVEN NAMES | John W |
| FAMILY NAME | Sherman |
| SIGNATURE | SHERMAN J W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Wright State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Surrendered
Reviewed by: The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path by José Carlos Agüero John W. Sherman Agüero, José Carlos. The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2021. Peru is at an interesting juncture regarding the Sendero War (1980-2000) and its memory. In 2015, the country opened the Lugar de la Memoria [LUM], a state-of-the-art exhibition on Lima's upscale Costa Verde. The same year, José…
The Shining Path
Reviewed by: The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes by Starn Orin and Miguel La Serna John W. Sherman Orin, Starn, and Miguel La Serna The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes. New York: Norton, 2019. The challenge of reaching a general audience is commendably met by anthropologist Orin Starn (Duke University) and historian Miguel La Serna (University of North Carolina) in this engaging sweep of the Sende…
Channeling the State
Reviewed by: Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela by Naomi Schiller John W. Sherman Schiller, Naomi. Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. The early historiography on the 1998–2013 Chavista project in Venezuela has been broadly positive, a trend reflected in anthropologist Naomi Schiller’s microstudy of media and the state. The basis of …
Plan Colombia
Reviewed by: Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism by John Lindsay-Poland John W. Sherman Lindsay-Poland, John. Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. Some of the most important and insightful books about the decades-long violence in Colombia have been written by human rights activists—Steven Dudley's Walking Ghosts, Robin Kirk's More Terrible than Death, and Winif…
Political Violence in Colombia
Infamous for its political violence, Colombia has weathered a distinctive period of turmoil from roughly 1977 to 2005. This wave of political violence, defined by guerrilla and paramilitary strife, is already being studied by a range of interdisciplinary scholars and non‐academics, especially within Colombia. Their work provides a welcoming base for an increased engagement by historians. This article introduces the topic of political violence in …
Comparing Failed Revolutions
Review of several books on revolutions, including: Landscapes of Struggle: Politics, Society, and Community in El Salvador (edited by Aldo Lauria-Santiago and Leigh Binford); Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia by Steven Dudley; Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas by Karen Kampwirth; Vanguard Revolutionaries in Latin America: Peru, Colombia, Mexico by James F. Rochlin; and Las Abejas: Pacif…
Reassessing Cardenismo
In spring 1939 Sonoran ranchers shared with one another the latest mockery of Mexico's president, whom they ridiculed as trompa chula —a reference to his fat lips. It came in the form of a poem: Siervo de los rusos, patrón de extranjeros, que a los mexicanos has dejado en cueros como una consecuencia de tu obstinación que es madre y señora de tu entendimiento. Por que es muy difícil que pueda un jumento aceptar alguna rectificatión. Confórmate, h…
The Mexican Right
The Mexican Right
What are the historical roots of the Mexican right, which has seemingly come from nowhere to play a critical role in contemporary Mexico? This lucid study of the right in the pivotal decade of the 1930s provides the answer. Traditionally, historians have viewed the presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940) as the apogee of a successful Institutionalized Revolution. In truth, at odds with a conservative political culture, cardenismo failed. Its de…
Marxism and Communism in Twentieth‐Century Mexico
Marxism and Communism in Twentieth‐Century Mexico. Barry Carr. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. 437 pp., tables, notes, bibliography, index. $52.00 (cloth). ISBN 0–8032–1458–8
Reassessing Cardenismo
In spring 1939 Sonoran ranchers shared with one another the latest mockery of Mexico's president, whom they ridiculed as trompa chula —a reference to his fat lips. It came in the form of a poem: Siervo de los rusos, patrón de extranjeros, que a los mexicanos has dejado en cueros como una consecuencia de tu obstinación que es madre y señora de tu entendimiento. Por que es muy difícil que pueda un jumento aceptar alguna rectificatión. Confórmate, h…
Marxism and Communism in Twentieth‐Century Mexico
Marxism and Communism in Twentieth‐Century Mexico. Barry Carr. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992. 437 pp., tables, notes, bibliography, index. $52.00 (cloth). ISBN 0–8032–1458–8
The Mexican Right
What are the historical roots of the Mexican right, which has seemingly come from nowhere to play a critical role in contemporary Mexico? This lucid study of the right in the pivotal decade of the 1930s provides the answer. Traditionally, historians have viewed the presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas (1934-1940) as the apogee of a successful Institutionalized Revolution. In truth, at odds with a conservative political culture, cardenismo failed. Its de…
Reassessing Cardenismo
In spring 1939 Sonoran ranchers shared with one another the latest mockery of Mexico's president, whom they ridiculed as trompa chula —a reference to his fat lips. It came in the form of a poem: Siervo de los rusos, patrón de extranjeros, que a los mexicanos has dejado en cueros como una consecuencia de tu obstinación que es madre y señora de tu entendimiento. Por que es muy difícil que pueda un jumento aceptar alguna rectificatión. Confórmate, h…
The Mexican Right
Comparing Failed Revolutions
Review of several books on revolutions, including: Landscapes of Struggle: Politics, Society, and Community in El Salvador (edited by Aldo Lauria-Santiago and Leigh Binford); Walking Ghosts: Murder and Guerrilla Politics in Colombia by Steven Dudley; Feminism and the Legacy of Revolution: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Chiapas by Karen Kampwirth; Vanguard Revolutionaries in Latin America: Peru, Colombia, Mexico by James F. Rochlin; and Las Abejas: Pacif…
Political Violence in Colombia
Infamous for its political violence, Colombia has weathered a distinctive period of turmoil from roughly 1977 to 2005. This wave of political violence, defined by guerrilla and paramilitary strife, is already being studied by a range of interdisciplinary scholars and non‐academics, especially within Colombia. Their work provides a welcoming base for an increased engagement by historians. This article introduces the topic of political violence in …
Plan Colombia
Reviewed by: Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism by John Lindsay-Poland John W. Sherman Lindsay-Poland, John. Plan Colombia: U.S. Ally Atrocities and Community Activism. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. Some of the most important and insightful books about the decades-long violence in Colombia have been written by human rights activists—Steven Dudley's Walking Ghosts, Robin Kirk's More Terrible than Death, and Winif…
The Shining Path
Reviewed by: The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes by Starn Orin and Miguel La Serna John W. Sherman Orin, Starn, and Miguel La Serna The Shining Path: Love, Madness, and Revolution in the Andes. New York: Norton, 2019. The challenge of reaching a general audience is commendably met by anthropologist Orin Starn (Duke University) and historian Miguel La Serna (University of North Carolina) in this engaging sweep of the Sende…
Channeling the State
Reviewed by: Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela by Naomi Schiller John W. Sherman Schiller, Naomi. Channeling the State: Community Media and Popular Politics in Venezuela. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2018. The early historiography on the 1998–2013 Chavista project in Venezuela has been broadly positive, a trend reflected in anthropologist Naomi Schiller’s microstudy of media and the state. The basis of …
The Surrendered
Reviewed by: The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path by José Carlos Agüero John W. Sherman Agüero, José Carlos. The Surrendered: Reflections by a Son of Shining Path. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2021. Peru is at an interesting juncture regarding the Sendero War (1980-2000) and its memory. In 2015, the country opened the Lugar de la Memoria [LUM], a state-of-the-art exhibition on Lima's upscale Costa Verde. The same year, José…
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