LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES LATIN AMERICA Perspectives on a Region edited by Jack W. Hopkins Revised Edition

In the years since its original publication, Latin America: Perspectives on a Region has gained recognition as a well-written, comprehensive introductory text with an interdisciplinary approach to a politically volatile, culturally rich area.
The six chapters in the book's first two sections lay a historical groundwork, covering environmental and social systems, pre-Colombian cultures and Latin American societies, as well as discovery, conquest, colonialism, and independence. The third section, dedicated to contemporary dimensions of Latin America, includes entirely new and timely chapters on 'Women in Latin America,' 'Migration and Refugees in Latin America,' 'Latinos in the United States,' 'The Economics of Latin America,' and 'Political Parties.' Concise and engaging writing is complemented by photographs, maps, graphs, and tables. In addition, the appendix on researching Latin America in the library has been completely rewritten to assist students in coping with the new technology of the information age. Table of Contents Preface Part I : Background 1. Environmental and Social Systems — Emilio F. Moran 2. Pre-Columbian Cultures — Geoffrey W. Conrad 3. Latin American People, Cultures, and Societies — Paul Doughty Part II : Foundations of Development 4. Discovery and Conquest — John Frederick Schwaller 5. Colonial Latin America — John V. Lombardi 6. Independence and Nation Building in Latin America — Lawrence Graham Part III : Contemporary Dimensions 7. Religion in Latin America — Thomas G. Sanders 8. Latin American Education — Robert F. Arnove, Stephen Franz, Kimberly Morse 9. Latin American Women: A Politics of History and Information — Francesca Miller 10. Political Parties and Ideology — John D. Martz 11. Arduous Harmonies: The Literature of Latin America — John P. Dyson 12. Art and Architecture in Latin American Republics — John F. Scott 13. Music, Dance, and Drama: An Anthropological Perspective — Anya Peterson Royce, Anthony Seeger 14. Latin American Economic Development — Ann Helwege 15. Urbanization in Latin America — Robert V. Kemper 16. International Migration and Refugees in Latin America — Dennis Conway 17. Extended Borders: Latinos and the Bridging of the Americas — Enda Acosta-Belén 18. The Political Systems of Latin America: Developmental Models and a Typology of Regimes — Howard J. Warda 19. The Military in Latin America — David Scott Palmer 20. Latin America in the World — Jack W. Hopkins Appendix: Researching Latin America in the Library—The Information Age —Glenn F. Read, Jr. "Cogent, up-to-date, well written, informative, and occasionally provocative, this text stands as a welcome addition to required reading in introductory courses in Latin America. The volume's real strength is an appreciation of the complex amalgam of peoples and cultures, geographies and histories that constitute Latin America .... An exceptionally useful appendix on how to research Latin American topics in the library." —History
400 pp. • photos, illus., maps, appendix, index ISBN 0-8419-1362-5 • $54.95 (cloth) ISBN 0-8419-1363-3 • $25.95 (paper)

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