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Cárdenas and Cardenismo
Benjamin T. Smith
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-03-19
Cárdenas and Cardenismo Introduction The presidency of Lázaro Cárdenas was characterized by far-reaching socioeconomic, political, and cultura...
Caribbean Philosophical Association, The
Nelson Maldonado-Torres, Lewis Gordon
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Caribbean Philosophical Association Introduction The Caribbean Philosophical Association (CPA) is an organization of scholars and lay-intel...
Caste War of Yucatán, The
Terry Rugeley
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Caste War of Yucatán Introduction On 30 July 1847 an armed group of Maya peasants under the leadership of one Cecilio Chi entered the easte...
Cinema, Latin American
Maria Helena Rueda
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2012-12-19
Latin American Cinema Introduction Moving pictures arrived in Latin America soon after the Lumière Brothers created their first projection in ...
Colonial Central America
David Carey
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Colonial Central America Introduction Throughout the colonial period, Central America existed in the shadow of Mexico. The Spanish Empire’s pr...
Contemporary Maya, The
Paul Eiss
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Contemporary Maya Introduction Any consideration of the subject of the “contemporary Maya” must begin by recognizing that the people groupe...
Development of Painting in Peru, 1520–1820, The
Maya Stanfield-Mazzi
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Development of Painting in Peru, 1520–1820 Introduction The artistic traditions of Peru were transformed after the Spanish conquest of the ...
Enlightenment and its Visual Manifestations in Spanish America, The
Daniela Bleichmar
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Enlightenment and its Visual Manifestations in Spanish America Introduction The Spanish American Enlightenment is loosely dated as the peri...
Era of Porfirio Díaz, 1876–1911, The
William Beezley
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Era of Porfirio Díaz, 1876–1911 Introduction Porfirio Díaz (b. 1830–d. 1915) had a brilliant military career that included participating in...
Gender in Postcolonial Latin America
Florence E. Babb
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Gender in Postcolonial Latin America Introduction Gender, along with such variables as social class, race, and nationality, is viewed as a pri...
Guatemala and Yucatan, Conquest of
Laura E. Matthew
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Conquest of Guatemala and Yucatan Introduction Excellent work has been done on both the conquest wars of the 16th and 17th centuries in Guatema...
History, Cultural
Andrew Grant Wood
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Cultural History Introduction In the most inclusive sense, culture involves the creation and communication of meaning among individuals in any ...
History, Food
Enrique Ochoa
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Food History Introduction Changes in food consumption, production, and nutrition patterns reflect the broad changes in Latin American history s...
Immigration in Latin America
Jose C. Moya
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Immigration in Latin America Introduction Immigration is arguably the most distinguishing historical feature of Latin America, and of the Weste...
Jewish Presence in Latin America, The
David William Foster
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
The Jewish Presence in Latin America Introduction There has been (essentially unproven) speculation that Jews reached the Americas with Columb...
Latin American Independence
Karen Racine
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2012-11-21
Latin American Independence Introduction Latin American independence has spawned tens of thousands of books, articles, novels, plays, films, s...
Literature, Argentinian
Graciela Montaldo
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Argentinian Literature Introduction This entry is focused on Argentinean literature. Because of its historical context, Argentinean literature ...
Mestizaje and the Legacy of José María Arguedas
O. Hugo Benavides
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Mestizaje and the Legacy of José María Arguedas Introduction José María Arguedas (b. 1911–d. 1969) is by far the most important intellectual w...
Mexico, Conquest of
Camilla Townsend
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Conquest of Mexico Introduction The conquest of Mexico has fascinated the world for many generations. Most works have focused on the Spaniards’...
Migration to the United States
Timothy J. Henderson
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-02-26
Migration to the United States Introduction The literature on Latin American migration to the United States is vast, and a bibliography of thi...
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