Redeemers: Ideas and Power in Latin America

Redeemers: An Intellectual History of Latin America by Enrique Krauze is a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the evolution of political, social, and philosophical discourses in Latin America.

This book provides an unparalleled explication of the roots of ideology and action in the region today, through the lens of its most influential thinkers and leaders.

With echoes of Richard Hofstadter and Edmund Wilson, Krauze animates the decisive figures of Latin American intellectual tradition, from Octavio Paz to Che Guevara, José Vasconcelos to Hugo Chávez, and inscribes them upon a vivid landscape of patriotism, opportunism, morality, and avarice—and of love, honor, loyalty, and identity.

This book is an essential read for anyone seeking to understand the complex history and current state of Latin America, and the ideas that shape its people and politics.