Latin American Studies - D - Oxford Bibliographies
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...
Military and Modern Latin America, The
Zachary Morgan
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Military and Modern Latin America Introduction The history of modern Latin America can be understood through the lens of militarization. I...
Military Government in Latin America, 1959–1990
Brian E. Loveman
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Military Government in Latin America, 1959–1990 Introduction Latin America’s armed forces have played a central role in the region’s political...
Military Institution in Colonial Latin America, The
Christon I. Archer
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
The Military Institution in Colonial Latin America Introduction For much of the colonial epoch, there was limited danger of a major invasion an...
Mining
Kendall Brown
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Mining Introduction In many ways the story of Latin America, or at least the history of several countries in the region, has also been the hist...
Modern Decorative Arts and Design, 1900–2000
Jorge F. Rivas-Pérez
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Modern Decorative Arts and Design, 1900–2000 Introduction Latin America is a heterogeneous region, a complex mosaic of nineteen different count...
Modernity and Decoloniality
Walter D. Mignolo
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2011-10-28
Modernity and Decoloniality Introduction The epistemic and political project known as modernity/(de)coloniality originated in South America, mo...