Eva Perón: The Myths of a Woman

by Julie M. Taylor

Eva Perón, one of the most powerful women in the world at the time of her death in 1952, rose from humble origins to international renown as First Lady of Argentina and the force behind the throne of her husband Juan Perón. Despite her immense popularity, she was inaccessible to the people of Argentina, and so images were constructed around her to fill that void. According to Julie M. Taylor, these "myths" around Eva Perón reflect Argentine culture and political history at the time of her seven-year reign. With a brief biography of Eva Perón serving as a backdrop, Taylor offers a detailed analysis of the principle myths that grew around this enigmatic woman.

Genres: Nonfiction

206 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1979

Reviews

[Frank778 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent. Although Taylor does a great job of objectively reporting on the three defining myths of Evita, I am now convinced that Eva was a noble leader. So am disappointed to realize that the musical Evita is inadvertently anti-Peronist propaganda. The chapters that describe the same bio from two different perspectives (saint vs whore) are brilliant. Loved this book.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think she was more of a saint than the book portrays.

The rich hated her.

At many official occasions and social events she would take their pearls and expensive adornment right off of them and sell it for money for the poor.

She was different !

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

The current selection for my book club:)

[L-J Johnson · Rating 2 out of 5]

The style of writing - painfully detailed and carefully objective - was typical of nonfiction from another era and made this a lot less interesting than it should have been.

[Sharon · Rating 1 out of 5]

Factually correct, but dry as a bone.....