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Call Toll-Free: 855-892-1084 Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Carribean Cultures, 3 Vol Set by D. Balderston

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Description This new three-volume Encyclopedia features over 4000 entries on more than 40 regions in Latin America and the Caribbean from 1920 to the present day.
"Culture" is broadly defined to include food, sports, religion, television, transportation, architecture, dance, film, literature, music, and art. The team of contributors includes many who are based in Latin America, including key figures in Latin American Studies.
Entries include: * Miguel Angel Asturios * bananas * bossa nova * Candomble * carnival * cholera * cockfighting * debt crisis * * Carlos Fuentes * Higher Education * hurricanes * Indigenismo * Frida Kahlo * lambada * Liberation Theology * "La Nacion" * poster art * Quechua * radio * rainforest * Diego Rivera * salsa * sancocho * Fernando Solanos * syncretism * tango * Teatro Abierto * television * urbanization * Cesar Vallejo * video art * and much more. Includes extensive cross-referencing, thematic and regional contents lists, suggestions for further reading, and a comprehensive index.

Publisher Description

This vast three volume Encyclopedia offers more than 4000 entries on all aspects of the dynamic and exciting contemporary cultures of Latin America and the Caribbean. Its coverage is unparalleled with more than 40 regions discussed and a time-span of 1920 to the present day. 'Culture' is broadly defined to include food, sport, religion, television and transport, alongside architecture, dance, film, literature, music, sculpture. The international team of contributors include many who are based in Latin America making this the authoritative and authentic Encyclopedia for Latin American studies. The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Caribbean Cultures is essential reading for academics and students of Latin American and Caribbean studies, and forms a fascinating and invaluable reference point for scholars of art, comparative literature, film, politics, and business studies.
Key features include: * over 4000 entries ranging from extensive overview entries which provide context for general issues to shorter, factual or biographical pieces * articles followed by bibliographic references which offer a starting point for further research * extensive cross-referencing and thematic and regional contents lists direct users to relevant articles and help map a route through the entries * a comprehensive index provides further guidance Countries included: * Antigua * Argentina * Aruba * Bahamas * Barbados * Belize * Bermuda * Bolivia * Brazil * Chile * Colombia * Costa Rica * Cuba * Dominican Republic * Ecuador * El Salvador * French Antilles * French Guyana * Haiti * Honduras * Jamaica * Malvinas * Martinique * Mexico * Montserrat * Netherlands Antilles * Nicaragua * Panama * Paraguay * Peru * Puerto Rico * St Kitts * St Lucia * Suriname * Trinidad and Tobago * Uruguay * Venezuela * Virgin Islands Consultant Editors: Efrain Barradas, University of Masachusetts, USA Michael Dash, University of the West Indies, Jamaica Darien Davies, Middlebury College, Canada Jan Fairley, I

Details

ISBN 041513188X
ISBN-13 9780415131889
Title Encyclopedia of Contemporary Latin American and Carribean Cultures, 3 Vol Set
Author D. Balderston
Format Boxed Set
Year 2001
Pages 1832
Edition 1st
Publisher Routledge
Dimensions7.4 in. x 5.8 in. x 10.5 in.

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