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ISBN-10: 0340806826

Published: 31/01/2003

Extent: 224 pages

 

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Summary:
This guide gives a brief and accessible overview of the whole of Latin American Studies. Covering all the possible topics, from colonial cultures and identity to US Latino culture and issues of race, gender and sexuality, this book situates Latin America in its historical, linguistic and cultural context. Whether taking a single module or a whole degree in Latin American Studies, this book provides students with a reliable companion throughout the course.



Written by an international team of experts, each chapter in the book supplies the necessary basic information and a sound introduction to key ideas, issues and debates. In addition to 13 short chapters on the main topics in Latin American Studies, the Companion includes time-lines, a glossary of terms and annotated suggestions for further reading.

• Provides a basic introduction to a very popular area of study
• Introduces the key issues and debates, and encourages further study
• Written by an international team of experts, and edited by one of the top names in the field

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Latin American Geographies
Politics and Society
The Cultures of Colonialism
'Civilization and Barbarism'
Latin American Literatures
Approaches to Latin American Literature
Latino US Literature
Latino US Literature
Latin American Visual Cultures
Popular Culture in Latin America
Race in Latin America
Gender and Sexuality in Latin America
Latin American Studies and the Global System.

About the Author(s):
Philip Swanson is Professor of Spanish, University of Sheffield, UK

Contributors:
Arturo Arias, University of Redlands, California, USA / Jon Beasley-Murray, University of Manchester, UK / Silvia Berm£dez, University of California- Santa Barbara, USA / Nikki Craske, University of Liverpool, UK / Brian Gollnik, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA / Gareth A Jones, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK / William Luis, Vanderbilt University, USA / Andrea Noble, University of Durham, UK / Luis Fernando Restrepo, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, USA / Elzbieta Sklodowska, University of Saint Louis, USA / Philip Swanson, University of Aberdeen, UK / Peter Wade, Cambridge University, UK.

Readership:
Undergraduates taking introductory modules on Latin American Studies as part of a Spanish degree; undergraduates taking degrees in Latin American Studies

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