Abstract: | Books reviewed in this article: Peter F. Guardino, Peasants, Politics, and the Formation of Mexico's National State: Guerrero 1800–1857 Astvaldur Astvaldsson, Las voces de los wak'a Katherine Isbester, Still Fighting: The Nicaraguan Women's Movement, 1977–2000 Marta R. Zabaleta, Feminine Stereotypes and Roles in Theory and Practice in Argentina Before and After the First Lady Eva Peron Jeffrey M. Pilcher, Cantinflas and the Chaos of Mexican Modernity Antoni Kapcia, Cuba: Island of Dreams Damián Fernández, Cuba and the Politics of Passion |