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02588aam a2200313Ii 4500 001 CF3A086000A911E7BE28DDD2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20170304010220 008 160122s2017 enkacf b 001 0beng d 020 $a 1784533270 020 $a 9781784533274 035 $a (OCoLC)936003159 040 $a BTCTA $b eng $c BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BDX $d OCLCQ $d LSD $d YDX $d OCLCO $d ATCDL $d OCLCF $d NKM $d NLE $d AU@ $d QGK $d DEBBG $d IGA $d OCLCO $d VP@ $d SILO 050 4 $a F2849 P37 H43 2017 100 1 $a Hedges, Jill, $e author. 245 10 $a Evita : $b the life of Eva Peron / $c Jill Hedges. 264 1 $a London, England : $b I. B. Tauris, $c 2017. 300 $a xiii, 256 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : $b illustrations, portraits ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a 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'." 600 10 $a Peron, Eva, $d 1919-1952. 650 0 $a Presidents' spouses $z Argentina $v Biography. 650 0 $a Politicians $z Argentina $v Biography. 651 0 $a Argentina $x Politics and government $y 1943- 941 $a 2 952 $l LAPH975 $d 20200529011906.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20180403015948.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CF3A086000A911E7BE28DDD2DAD10320 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search