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Map N Facts Latin America $2.19 No Synopsis Available |
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Latin America : History and Culture $584.03 No Synopsis Available |
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Consumer Culture in Latin America $82.88 No Synopsis Available |
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Memory and Modernity: Popular Culture in Latin America $42.84 Author: Rowe, William/ Schelling, Vivian Series Title: Critical Studies in Latin American Culture Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 1991/08/17 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.60 inches |
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Latin America Its History and Culture $51.94 PREFACE In the preparation of this text we have become indebted to many individuals. We shall not attempt to name all of them here, hut we must mention some who have been especially helpful. Dr. Max L. Basemann has given advice on Portuguese pronunciation. Dr. Sidney E. Ekblaw has made useful suggestions on Latin American geography. Mr. Clarence Senior has assisted with the section on Indian civilization at the time of the Conquest. Dr. Ella P. Levett has helped with the maps and illustrations. Many experienced teachers have contributed practical advice. Various publishers have kindly permitted us to use the quota tions that appear in the narrative. But we must assume responsibility for both the defects and the merits of the volume. We hope it may prove interesting and useful as well as accurate. The fact that the senior authors name appears first on the title page should not be accorded much significance. The junior author has done more than his share of the work…… Author: Rippy, J. Fred Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 440 Publication Date: 2008/10/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.50 x 5.50 x 0.98 inches |
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A Cultural History of Latin America $125.85 A Cultural History of Latin America brings together chapters from Volumes III, IV, and X of The Cambridge History of Latin America. The essays place Latin American literature, music and visual arts in historical context, from the early nineteenth century through the late twentieth century. Topics include narrative fiction and poetry; indigenous literatures and culture; the development of music, sculpture, painting, mural art, and architecture; and the history of Latin American film. Each chapter is accompanied by a bibliographical essay. Author: Bethell, Leslie/ Brotherston, Gordon/ Concha, Jaime Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 548 Publication Date: 1998/08/13 Language: English Dimensions: 9.32 x 6.37 x 1.42 inches |
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Women, Culture, and Politics in Latin America: Seminar on Feminism and Culture in Latin America $26.28 No Synopsis Available |
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Latin America: Its History and Culture $31.15 No Synopsis Available |
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Latin America : Political Culture and Development $28.28 No Synopsis Available |
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A History of Latin America $102.62 This best-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses, A History of Latin America, encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the environment. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the most popular interpretation of Latin American history, which stresses the economic relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly the United States.Spanning pre-historic times to the present, A History of Latin America uses both a chronological and a nation-by-nation approach, and includes the most recent historical analysis and the most up-to-date research. This is the most streamlined and cohesive edition yet, with substantial additions to pedagogy and chapter content. Expanded coverage of social and cultural history includes women, indigenous cultures, and Afro-Latino peoples. |
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Taste Of Latin America $12 Taste Of Latin America |
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Modern Latin America $24.13 Now thoroughly updated in its seventh edition, Modern Latin America is a lively interpretive history and the leading text in the field. Featuring vivid anecdotal illustrative boxes, the book uses case studies to discuss the major countries and themes of the region over the past 150 years. Modern Latin America, Seventh Edition, will continue to be an exceptional text for undergraduate courses on contemporary Latin American history, society, and politics. New to this Edition ï¿ Four entirely new chapters: o The central Andes, including Peru and–for the first time–Bolivia and Ecuador (chapter 6) o Venezuela (chapter  o Strategies for economic development (chapter 12) o Culture and society (chapter 14) ï¿ Two additional new chapters created by recombining previous ones: o The Greater Caribbean and Central America (chapter 4) o Political transitions in comparative perspective (chapter 13) Ancillaries ï¿ Companion Website (www.oup.com/us/skidmore) oFor students and general readers: a timeline of key events, analyses of major news developments, lists of heads of state, questions for review, suggestions for further reading, and guides to primary sources o For instructors: an essay on pedagogical challenges in teaching Latin America, sample syllabi, and a guide to instructional videos and films
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Siting Culture $223.04 Culture has been subject to critical debate in anthropology during the past decade and this is related to a shift in emphasis from the bounded local culture to transnational cultural flows. At the same time that cultural mobility is being emphasized, the people studied by anthropologists are recasting culture as a place of belonging as they construct local identities within global fields of relations.So far, much of the analysis of the role of place in culture has been carried out at a level of theoretical debate. Siting Culture argues that it is only through rich ethnographic studies that anthropologists may explore the significance of place in the global space of relations which mould the lives of people throughout the world. By examining the concept of culture through case studies from Europe, Africa, Oceania, Latin America and the Caribbean it probes the methodological and theoretical implications of the divergent scholarly and popular concepts of culture. Author: Olwig, Karen Fog/ Hastrup, Kirsten Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 328 Publication Date: 1996/12/23 Language: English Dimensions: 8.22 x 6.04 x 0.85 inches |
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A History of Latin America, 8th Edition $102.49 This best-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses, A History of Latin America, encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the environment. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the most popular interpretation of Latin American history, which stresses the economic relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly the United States.Spanning pre-historic times to the present, A History of Latin America uses both a chronological and a nation-by-nation approach, and includes the most recent historical analysis and the most up-to-date research. This is the most streamlined and cohesive edition yet, with substantial additions to pedagogy and chapter content. Expanded coverage of social and cultural history includes women, indigenous cultures, and Afro-Latino peoples. |
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Culture and Customs of Bolivia By Galvan, Javier $79.57 Author: Galvan, Javier A. Series Title: Culture and Customs of Latin America and the Caribbean Publication Date: 2011/04/06 Number of Pages: 183 Binding Type: Hardcover Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 6.25 Height: 9.50 |
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Goods, Power, History: Latin Americas Material Culture $46.2 This book is an original exploration into the history of material culture and consumption in Latin America over the past 500 years with special attention to the categories of food, clothing, shelter, and the arrangement of public and private space. The practice of consumption is related to supply and demand but also to the importance of ritual and the scramble for identity within the ethnic and class arrangements imposed by colonial and postcolonial societies. Author: Bauer, Arnold J./ Schwartz, Stuart Series Title: New Approaches to the Americas Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 268 Publication Date: 2001/04/30 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.66 inches |
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A History of Latin America, 9th Edition $108.49 This best-selling text for introductory Latin American history courses encompasses political and diplomatic theory, class structure and economic organization, culture and religion, and the environment. The integrating framework is the dependency theory, the most popular interpretation of Latin American history, which stresses the economic relationship of Latin American nations to wealthier nations, particularly the United States. Spanning pre-historic times to the present, A HISTORY OF LATIN AMERICA takes both a chronological and a nation-by-nation approach, and includes the most recent historical analysis and the most up-to-date scholarship. The Ninth Edition includes expanded coverage of social and cultural history (including music) throughout and increased attention to women, indigenous cultures, and Afro-Latino people assures well balanced coverage of the region’s diverse histories. |
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Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean : Stylized Facts, Explanations, and Forecasts $19.5 No Synopsis Available |
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Pop Culture Latin America! : Media, Arts, and Lifestyle $79.96 No Synopsis Available |
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World Studies: Latin America: Geography – History – Culture $1.08 No Synopsis Available |
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Goods, Power, History : Latin America’s Material Culture $28.27 No Synopsis Available |
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Latin America, History and Culture: An Encyclopedia for Students $87.75 No Synopsis Available |
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Informal Empire in Latin America : Culture, Commerce, and Capital $37.94 No Synopsis Available |
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A Primer for Spanish Language, Culture and Economics $9.99 “A Primer for Spanish Language; Culture and Economics”Spanish Instructive Planner I By Lucila Ortiz To strengthen the development of the US-Latin America relationship, author Maria Lucila Ortiz presents “A Primer for Spanish Language; Culture and Economics”, an informative guide that helps English-speaking individuals grasp, manage, and conduct business in Spanish. Useful and edifying, this book offers more than twelve Spanish lessons in a simple and easy reference format. Each lesson contains a specific Latin-American country with a brief description of its economic facts and other relevant cultural information, including basic terms and common conversations in Spanish.A useful and edifying read, Spanish Instructive Planner I is easy to carry around, simple to follow, and very practical for anyone who travels to Spanish-speaking countries for business or pleasure.Included countries: Argentina; Bolivia; Chile; Costa Rica; Brazil; Colombia; Cuba; Dominica Republic; Ecuador; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Puerto Rico; Uruguay; Venezuela. |
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An American’s Guide to Doing Business in Latin America: Negotiating contracts and agreements. Understanding culture and customs. Marketing products and services $14.95 Did you know this?In 2006, U.S. exporters shipped four and a half times as much product to Latin America as to China.Latin America has more than 500 million consumers ready to buy U.S. manufactured goods.Now is the time to enter this emerging new market-but doing business in Latin America is not always easy. In An American’s Guide to Doing Business in Latin America, author and international trade expert Lawrence W. Tuller shows you how to determine market risk, select reliable Latin American partners, and use export-trading companies to grow your business opportunities. He also provides up-to-date facts on the politics of the region and U.S.-Latin American relations. Following Tuller’s advice, you’ll learn how to:Finance exports and direct investmentCreate advertising strategiesPartner with Latin American companiesLatin America is ripe and ready for American business and investment. Are you ready to cash in?This book includes detailed information on:Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
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An American’s Guide to Doing Business in Latin America: Negotiating contracts and agreements. Understanding culture and customs. Marketing products and services $14.95 Did you know this?In 2006, U.S. exporters shipped four and a half times as much product to Latin America as to China.Latin America has more than 500 million consumers ready to buy U.S. manufactured goods.Now is the time to enter this emerging new market-but doing business in Latin America is not always easy. In An American’s Guide to Doing Business in Latin America, author and international trade expert Lawrence W. Tuller shows you how to determine market risk, select reliable Latin American partners, and use export-trading companies to grow your business opportunities. He also provides up-to-date facts on the politics of the region and U.S.-Latin American relations. Following Tuller’s advice, you’ll learn how to:Finance exports and direct investmentCreate advertising strategiesPartner with Latin American companiesLatin America is ripe and ready for American business and investment. Are you ready to cash in?This book includes detailed information on:Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela. |
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Brazil In The Making $25.9 This innovative volume traces Brazil’s singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. What shared experiences and memories give its citizens their sense of being Brazilian? What metaphors and stereotypes of identity have emerged? The contributors-a multidisciplinary group of U.S. and Brazilian scholars-offer a fresh look at questions that have been asked since the early nineteenth century and that continue to drive nationalist discourse today. Their chapters explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds, offering a compelling analysis of how nationalism functions as a social, political, and cultural construction in Latin America. |
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Brazil in the Making: Facets of National Identity $93.31 This innovative volume traces Brazil”s singular character, exploring both the remarkable richness and cohesion of the national culture and the contradictions and tensions that have developed over time. What shared experiences and memories give its citizens their sense of being Brazilian? What metaphors and stereotypes of identity have emerged? The contributors-a multidisciplinary group of U.S. and Brazilian scholars-offer a fresh look at questions that have been asked since the early nineteenth century and that continue to drive nationalist discourse today. Their chapters explore Brazilian identity through the interlinked concepts of texts, facts, sights, and sounds, offering a compelling analysis of how nationalism functions as a social, political, and cultural construction in Latin America. |
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Iberoamerica: Historia de Su Civilizacion y Cultura $36.24 Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America– from the most obscure beginnings to the present–and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes beyond historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and communication. It covers the traditions in all of Spanish America–”Mesoamerica” and the Caribbean, as well as South America. It uses a rich and formal vocabulary, including new words recently incorporated into Spanish. Cultural glosses or footnotes, written in Spanish, provide explanations, if necessary. Iberoamérica Aborigen: Los protagonistas y su escenario; Las principales culturas indias; Iberoaméica Colonial: El descubrimiento y la conquista; La colonización y la cultura; El Brasil colonial; Iberoamérica Independiente: La independencia, la ilustración y el caudillismo; La organización de las naciones: El romanticismo y el positivismo; Siglo XX: En busca del nuevo orden; La actualidad: Política y religión; La economía; Sociedad y educación; La literatura; Las artes, el teatro, el cine y la comunicación; Brasil imperial y Brasil republicano. For anyone interested in the Spanish language and Latin American Civilization. |
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Iberoamerica: Historia de su Civilizacion y Cultura $5.13 Used – For one/two-semester advanced (fifth-semester) courses in Latin American Civilization. This text introduces students to the civilization and culture of Latin America–from the most obscure beginnings to the present. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched, current coverage that goes beyond historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and communication. Together with a sound introduction |
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Iberoamirica: Historia de Su Civilizacin y Cultura $32.95 Used – Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America– from the most obscure beginnings to the present–and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes “beyond” historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and c |
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Iberoamirica: Historia de Su Civilizacin y Cultura $25.26 Used – Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America– from the most obscure beginnings to the present–and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes “beyond” historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and c |
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Iberoamirica: Historia de Su Civilizacin y Cultura $47.36 New – Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America– from the most obscure beginnings to the present–and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes “beyond” historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and co |
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Iberoamirica: Historia de Su Civilizacin y Cultura $69 New – Impartial, modern, and friendly, this book introduces readers to the civilization and culture of Latin America– from the most obscure beginnings to the present–and at the same time provides them with opportunities to improve their listening, speaking and writing skills. Comprehensive and chronological in approach, it offers well-researched coverage that goes “beyond” historical facts to include aspects of modern interest, sociology, economy, politics, philosophy, literature, arts, and co |
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Literary Memoirs $8.95 "Lastarria’s conscientious detailing of facts is a boon to scholars… his political tracts are fiery…"—PublishersWeekly Novelist, scholar, journalist, statesman, and leading member of Chile’s "Generation of 1842"—an intellectual movement so named for the founding of the National University—José Victorino Lastarria (1811-1888) lived his life at the forefront of nineteenth-century Chilean and Spanish American culture, literature, and politics. Recuerdos Literarios (or Literary Memoirs) is his masterpiece, encompassing the candid memories of a tireless activist, both the creative and critical sensibilities of an influential Latin American early modernist, and an eyewitness account of the development of Chilean literature and historiography. An ardent, eloquent participant in every defining artistic and ideological debate in Chile during the formative mid-1800s, Lastarria recorded his epoch as closely as he did his own origins, education, ambitions, and career. Sometimes reminiscent of Montaigne’s essays, Eça de Quieroz’s journalism, or Barbusse’s didactic convictions, Literary Memoirs is an engrossing account of Chile’s newly ordained nationhood.During this momentous era, the essence of Chile’s evolving literature was at stake. Lastarria witnessed, and here chronicles, several fundamental disagreements occurring in salons, in lecture halls, and in print. We encounter breaks between the Valparaíso and Santiago presses, between classicists (led by Andrés Bello) and romantics (best represented by Domingo Faustino Sarmiento), and between ideas of conservatism and liberalism. We also learn how such rifts fostered the establishment of the "Generation of 1842" group. Favoring invention over tradition, the new over the old, Lastarria goes on to offer an original notion of history itself, the meaning of which was debated throughout Latin America at this time. History |
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The Pre-Emptive Empire: A Guide to Bush’s Kingdom $5.29 Saul Landau is an internationally known scholar, author, journalist, poet and activist. An Emmy-award-winning film maker, he does frequent radio and TV shows, and his work on human rights and Latin America have won him acclaim the world over.This, his latest book, is a scathing account of George W. Bush’s world before and after the 9/11 terrorist attacks that will appeal to anyone who is disenchanted with the cynicism of Bush’s government, and the blatant imperialism U.S. international policy — or those who just want to learn about what’s happening in US politics.Landau covers the topical and controversial issues — from terrorism and US foreign policy to Bush’s wondrous election victory; from Enron, Chile and Pinochet to Cuba, the Middle East, the IMF, the environment and sexual and cultural politics.He delves into the erosion of civil liberties and the proliferation of empire under the guise of pre-empting the scourge of terrorism. Landau reveals how Bush protects his terrorists — those who perpetrate violence against Castro s Cuba, and to whom he owes his presidency. He also examines how Bush has appointed former officials to high level posts in his cabinet despite their membership in a conspiracy to sell weapons of mass destruction to Iran in the 1980s.In declassifying Bush s Empire, Landau dissects a post-9/11 world where deference to patriotism obliterates debate in Congress and the media. How can the notion of empire happily co-exist with the notion of a republic? In times like these, as dissenting voices are stifled and the public are denied access to the facts about their own security, Landau shows how democracy itself is under threat. He asks whether the already fragileworld economy can survive in the new security culture of the post-9/11 world.This is an entertaining read from one of America’s foremost cultural and political commentators. Above all, Landau makes a convincing case for the necessity of activism — the book is not only funny but is a |