Deadline: populism and the press in Venezuela

Abstract

past explicitly sought to avoid the conflicts of national histories perceived as strongly influenced by bellicose nationalism. They are also clear about the engagement of Zavala and the RHA with the Casa de España, the Spanish republican exile in Mexico, and the IPGH, all profoundly rooted in the political and ideological context of those years. The authors, however, do not really go deeper into contentious debates between the RHA and different ideological or political groups and trends. For example, the peculiar reconciliation of Spanish and American history, as well as the avoidance of anti-imperialism, stand in stark contrast to trends like Argentine right-wing Hispanismo, Andean and Mexican Indigenismo and Latin American anti-imperialism. With the exception of the disputes between Zavala and Edmundo O’Gorman’s historicism in Mexican academia, no debate with other historiographical schools is mentioned. While those potential conflicts are not the focus of the book, the sheer scale of the RHA network and the prominence of Zavala and other members of the network surely generated responses that could further illuminate the RHA’s place and relevance in those years. In summary, Pita González and Grillo offer a detailed and nuanced analysis of an understudied yet important publication and network. The book’s sophisticated theoretical and methodological framework and solid empirical base make it a work of reference for those interested in American cultural and intellectual networks during the agitated interwar years and beyond.