{"product_id":"juan-soldado-9780822334156","title":"Juan Soldado","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInvestigates the popular canonization of a saint in Tijuana, asking what triggered the devotion and considering local, national, international, geographical, environmental, cultural, and psychological aspects of the event.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJuan Soldado\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich, exuberant, and sensitive account of the making of a folk saint in Tijuana. It is based on extensive use of newspapers and remarkable interviews with eyewitnesses to events in the 1930s.”—William A. Christian Jr., author of \u003ci\u003eVisionaries: The Spanish Republic and the Reign of Christ\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eJuan Soldado\u003c\/i\u003e is a true cannot-put-it-down read that combines deep research, strong narrative, and remarkable insight about how a spontaneous religious devotion comes into being and consolidates itself. I know of no other work that portrays the elements of this particular sort of religious belief—its spontaneity, its stubbornness in the face of the Church’s indifference, and the matter-of-fact way it is practiced in daily life.”—Eric Van Young, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Other Rebellion: Popular Violence, Ideology, and the Mexican Struggle for Independence, 1810–1821\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface xi\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xv\u003cbr\u003e I. The Crime \u003cbr\u003e 1. Notions of Justice 3\u003cbr\u003e 2. Aftermath 51\u003cbr\u003e II. Circumstances \u003cbr\u003e 3. Tijuana 75\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mexico for the Mexicans 104\u003cbr\u003e 5. Riding the Roller Coaster 137\u003cbr\u003e III. Belief \u003cbr\u003e 6. Witness to Execution 173\u003cbr\u003e 7. Criminals and Saints 201\u003cbr\u003e 8. Closer to God 249\u003cbr\u003e 9. John the Soldier 275\u003cbr\u003e Notes 293\u003cbr\u003e Sources 311\u003cbr\u003e Index 327","brand":"Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528004641111,"sku":"9780822334156","price":1754.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822334156.jpg?v=1731870034","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/juan-soldado-9780822334156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}