Hispanic Culture Of Mexico Central America And The Caribbean

Author : Peter Standish,Steven M. Bell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780313062834

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Culture and Customs of Mexico by Peter Standish,Steven M. Bell Pdf

Mexico, with some 90 million people, holds a special place in Latin America. It is a large, complex hybrid, a bridge between North and South America, between the ancient and the modern, and between the developed and the developing worlds. Mexico's importance to the United States cannot be overstated. The two countries share historical, economic, and cultural bonds that continue to evolve. This book offers students and general readers a deeper understanding of Mexico's dynamism: its wealth of history, institutions, religion, cultural output, leisure, and social customs.

Author : Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. López
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415131889

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures by Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. López Pdf

This new three-volume encyclopedia features over 4,000 entries on more than 40 regions in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1920 to the present day.

Author : Peter Standish
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 518 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-03-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313342240

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The States of Mexico by Peter Standish Pdf

Mexico comprises 32 diverse states, and this reference is the first to succinctly profile each. Each chapter devoted to one of the states provides a contemporary snapshot of the most important information to know about the state, with essay sections on its characteristics, flora and fauna, cultural groups and languages, history, economy, social customs, arts, noteworthy places, and cuisine with representative recipes. Familiar and noteworthy names in Mexican culture are highlighted in the applicable sections. The format is perfect for students studying Spanish and travelers and general readers wanting a different angle from that provided in guidebooks and more authoritativeness than they can offer. Readers learn about the pulsing metropolis of Mexico City to the jungle isolation found in the Yucatan Peninsula. Considering the huge political, social, and economic focus on Mexico and the number of Mexican immigrants in the United Status today, Americans need to know more about Mexico and the homeland of these new immigrants. Make this one of the sources you recommend to your patrons to get a quick yet substantial feel for the states and their people. A map and photo accompany each chapter, and the volume contains a chronology, glossary, and selected bibliography.

Author : Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols,Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-28
Category : History
ISBN : 9798216130291

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Pop Culture in Latin America and the Caribbean by Elizabeth Gackstetter Nichols,Timothy R. Robbins Ph.D. Pdf

This insightful book introduces the most important trends, people, events, and products of popular culture in Latin America and the Caribbean. In recent times, Latin American influences have permeated American culture through music, movies, television, and literature. This sweeping volume serves as a ready-reference guide to pop culture in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean, focusing on Mexico, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Haiti, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Costa Rica, among other areas. The work encourages hands-on engagement with the popular culture in these places, making such suggestions as Brazilian films to rent or where to find Venezuelan music on the Internet. To start, the book covers various perspectives and issues of these regions, including the influence of the United States, how the idea of machismo reflects on the portrayal of women in these societies, and the representation of Latino-Caribo cultures in film and other mediums. Entries cover key trends, people, events, and products from the beginning of the 20th century to the present day. Each section gives detailed information and profound insights into some of the more academic—and often controversial—debates on the subject, while the inclusion of the Internet, social media, and video games make the book timely and relevant.

Author : Jay Kinsbruner
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2008-01-01
Category : DICTIONARY. History. Latin America
ISBN : 0684314444

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Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture: J-O by Jay Kinsbruner Pdf

This volume, covering alphabetized entries J-O, presents information on the people, places, and events related to the history and culture of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Author : Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. Lopez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 687 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-12-07
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134788514

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures by Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez,Ana M. Lopez Pdf

This vast three-volume Encyclopedia offers more than 4000 entries on all aspects of the dynamic and exciting contemporary cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Its coverage is unparalleled with more than 40 regions discussed and a time-span of 1920 to the present day. "Culture" is broadly defined to include food, sport, religion, television, transport, alongside architecture, dance, film, literature, music and sculpture. The international team of contributors include many who are based in Latin America and the Caribbean making this the most essential, authoritative and authentic Encyclopedia for anyone studying Latin American and Caribbean studies. Key features include: * over 4000 entries ranging from extensive overview entries which provide context for general issues to shorter, factual or biographical pieces * articles followed by bibliographic references which offer a starting point for further research * extensive cross-referencing and thematic and regional contents lists direct users to relevant articles and help map a route through the entries * a comprehensive index provides further guidance.

Author : Leslie Bethell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Electronic reference sources
ISBN : 0521245184

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The Cambridge History of Latin America by Leslie Bethell Pdf

This is an authoritative large-scale history of the whole of Latin America, from the first contacts between native American peoples and Europeans in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries to the present day.

Author : Carlos Manuel Salomon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317449294

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The Routledge History of Latin American Culture by Carlos Manuel Salomon Pdf

The Routledge History of Latin American Culture delves into the cultural history of Latin America from the end of the colonial period to the twentieth century, focusing on the formation of national, racial, and ethnic identity, the culture of resistance, the effects of Eurocentrism, and the process of cultural hybridity to show how the people of Latin America have participated in the making of their own history. The selections from an interdisciplinary group of scholars range widely across the geographic spectrum of the Latin American world and forms of cultural production. Exploring the means and meanings of cultural production, the essays illustrate the myriad ways in which cultural output illuminates political and social themes in Latin American history. From religion to food, from political resistance to artistic representation, this handbook showcases the work of scholars from the forefront of Latin American cultural history, creating an essential reference volume for any scholar of modern Latin America.

Author : Barbara A. Tenenbaum
Publisher : MacMillan Publishing Company
Page : 618 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : History
ISBN : 0684197545

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Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture by Barbara A. Tenenbaum Pdf

Strives to organize knowledge of the region. It contains nearly 5,300 separate articles. Most topics appear in English alphabetical order.

Author : Mathew C. Gutmann,Félix V. Rodríguez,Lynn Stephen,Patricia Zavella
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780470752067

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Perspectives on Las Américas by Mathew C. Gutmann,Félix V. Rodríguez,Lynn Stephen,Patricia Zavella Pdf

Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of ‘Latin America’ and the ‘United States’. This landmark volume presents key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas, thereby challenging the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies. Brings together key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas. Charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of 'Latin America' and the 'United States'. Challenges the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies as approached by anthropologists, historians, and other scholars. Offers instructors, students, and interested readers both the theoretical tools and case studies necessary to rethink transnational realities and identities.

Author : Mary W. Helms
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173018144060

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Middle America by Mary W. Helms Pdf

Author : Conrad James,John Perivolaris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Social Science
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173007687701

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The Cultures of the Hispanic Caribbean by Conrad James,John Perivolaris Pdf

"The Hispanic Caribbean is not easy to define or locate, and such processes of naming are fraught with tension: where is the Hispanic Caribbean? What is distinctive about this region? What challenges face those who attempt to define and locate it?" "The essays collected in this volume individually and collectively expose some of these tensions. The use of the term 'culture' in the plural is meant to register the dialectic of homogeneity and diversity which Antonio Benitez Rojo reminds us characterizes the Caribbean as a whole."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 701 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Caribbean literature
ISBN : 9781134399604

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Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900–2003 by Daniel Balderston,Mike Gonzalez Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Latin American and Caribbean Literature, 1900-2003 draws together entries on all aspects of literature including authors, critics, major works, magazines, genres, schools and movements in these regions from the beginning of the twentieth century to the present day. With more than 200 entries written by a team of international contributors, this Encyclopedia successfully covers the popular to the esoteric.The Encyclopedia is an invaluable reference resource for those studying Latin American and/or Caribbean literature as well.

Author : Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Thomas Weaver
Publisher : Arte Publico Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1994-01-01
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 1611921619

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Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Anthropology by Nicolàs Kanellos,Claudia Esteva-Fabregat,Thomas Weaver Pdf

Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Project is a national project to locate, identify, preserve and make accessible the literary contributions of U.S. Hispanics from colonial times through 1960 in what today comprises the fifty states of the United States.

Author : Gloria Contreras
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : History
ISBN : UTEXAS:059173006264940

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Latin American Culture Studies by Gloria Contreras Pdf

This collection of materials is designed to help educators teach about Latin American culture more effectively. The introduction offers a rationale for studying about Latin America. Six chapters cover: (1) Key Ideas; (2) Concept Papers; (3) Lesson Plans and Writing Skills Development; (4) Games and Student Activities; (5) Arts and Crafts; and (6) Annotated Bibliography. An appendix is included that contains statistical profiles for each of the countries of Latin America. (DB)