Evita : the life of Eva Perón / Jill Hedges.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hedges, Jill, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perón, Eva, 1919-1952.

Perón, Eva.

Perón, Eva / 1919-1952.

Presidents' spouses--Argentina--Biography.

Presidents' spouses.

Argentina.

Politicians--Argentina--Biography.

Politicians.

Argentina--Politics and government--1943-.

Politics and government.

Women politicians / Argentina / Biography.

Presidents' spouses / Argentina / Biography.

Argentina / History / 1943-1955.

Local Subjects:

Perón, Eva / 1919-1952.

Women politicians / Argentina / Biography.

Presidents' spouses / Argentina / Biography.

Argentina / History / 1943-1955.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London, England : I. B. Tauris, 2017.

Summary:

Eva Peron remains Argentina's best-known and most iconic personality, surpassing even sporting superstars such as Diego Maradona or Lionel Messi, and far outlasting her own husband, President Juan Domingo Peron himself a remarkable and charismatic political leader without whom she, as an uneducated woman in an elitist and male-dominated society, could not have existed as a political figure. In this book, Jill Hedges tells the story of a remarkable woman whose glamour, charisma, political influence and controversial nature continue to generate huge amounts interest 60 years after her death. From her poverty-stricken upbringing as an illegitimate child in rural Argentina, Peron made her way to the highest echelons of Argentinean society, via a brief acting career and her relationship with Juan. After their political breakthrough, her charitable work and magnetic personality earned her wide public acclaim and there was national mourning following her death from cancer at the age of just 33.Based on new sources and first-hand interviews, the book will seek to explore the personality and experiences of 'Evita' and the contemporary events that influenced her and were in turn influenced by her. As the first substantive biography of Eva Peron in English, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in modern Argentinean history and the cult of 'Evita'."

Contents:

1 Los Toldos 11

2 Junín 21

3 Buenos Aires 31

4 Radiolandia 45

5 Perón 58

6 Political Earthquake 68

7 Los Muchachos Peronistas 86

8 First Lady 104

9 Europe 119

10 Enter Evita 139

11 Las Muchachas Peronistas 146

12 The Foundation 162

13 Mortality 180

14 Immortality 203

15 Life After Death 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781784533274

1784533270

OCLC:

936003159