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Japanese Presence in Latin America
Jerry Garcia
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2014-06-30
Japanese Presence in Latin America Introduction Although no consensus exists, one study argues that trans-Pacific contact or trade might have ...
Jesuits in Colonial Latin America
Guillermo Wilde
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2021-02-24
Jesuits in Colonial Latin AmericaIntroductionThe Jesuits have impacted the history of colonial Latin America as have few other religious orders. Found...
Jewish Presence in Latin America, The
David William Foster
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2012-10-25
The Jewish Presence in Latin AmericaIntroductionThere has been (essentially unproven) speculation that Jews reached the Americas with Columbus’s voyag...
José María Arguedas and Early 21st Century Cultural and Political Theories
Tara Daly, Irina Feldman
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2019-06-26
José María Arguedas and Early 21st Century Cultural and Political TheoriesIntroductionJosé María Arguedas (born in Andahuaylas, Peru, in 1911; died in...
Las Casas, Bartolomé de
Lawrence A. Clayton
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2014-09-29
Bartolomé De Las Casas Introduction After Christopher Columbus there is no more prominent figure in the Spanish conquest of the Americas/the E...
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...
Latin American Theater and Performance
Jill Lane
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2020-04-22
Latin American Theater and PerformanceIntroductionTheatrical practice in Latin America predates the European conquest, and since the conquest has been...
Latin American Urbanism, 1850-1950
Arturo Almandoz Marte
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2016-04-28
Latin American Urbanism, 1850–1950IntroductionAfter the colonial domination that in most of Latin America ended by the 1820s, the nascent republics an...
Law and Society in Latin America since 1800
Robert Buffington
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-11-27
Law and Society in Latin America since 1800 Introduction Complex intersections between legal codes, practices, and institutions, on one hand, ...
Legal History of New Spain, 16th-17th Centuries
Margarita Bornemann Menegus
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2014-07-30
Legal History of New Spain, 16th–17th Centuries Introduction The legal history of New Spain during the 16th and 17th centuries has been studie...
Legal History of the State and Church in 18th Century New Spain
Margarita Bornemann Menegus
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2014-11-25
Legal History of the State and Church in 18th Century New Spain Introduction The existing literature on the legal history of 18th-century New ...
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 ...
Machado de Assis
Paul B. Dixon
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Machado de Assis ...
Magical Realism
David William Foster, Rosita Scerbo
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2019-04-24
Magical RealismIntroduction“Magical realism” (or “magic realism”) has given extensive service to the attempt to provide an overarching characterizatio...
Maroon Societies in Latin America
Charles Beatty Medina
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
Maroon Societies in Latin America ...
Martí, José, and Cuba
Jorge Camacho
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2013-07-24
José Martí and CubaIntroductionJosé Martí (b. 1853–d. 1895) was born in Havana, Cuba, and lived much of his life in exile: in Spain, Mexico, Guatemala...
Menchú, Rigoberta
Betsy Konefal, Polly Lauer
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2021-07-28
Rigoberta MenchúIntroductionRigoberta Menchú Tum, a K’iche’ Maya woman from highland Quiché, Guatemala, is an international advocate for indigenous ri...
Mesoamerica, The Archaeology of
Joyce Marcus
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2022-02-21
The Archaeology of MesoamericaIntroduction to MesoamericaMesoamerica was home to many civilizations, including the Maya, Zapotec, Mixtec, Toltec, Tara...
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...
Mexican Nationalism
Anne Rubenstein, Kevin Chrisman
Subject: Latin American Studies »
Date Added: 2019-02-27
Mexican NationalismIntroductionMexican nationalist thought, as articulated by Mexico’s most powerful politicians, scholars, and writers, was never int...
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