One of Brazil's leading historians denaturalizes the country's Northeast, showing when, by whom, and for what reasons the region was invented as a region with a particular identity.
Cumbia! shows how cumbia, a music that originated in Colombia and was formerly denigrated by its upper classes, has become one of the most popular musics in Latin America and a source of national pride in Colombia.
Examines the work of more than forty Chicana artists across a variety of media including painting, printmaking, sculpture, performance,... Læs mere
Essays that suggest new ways of understanding the role that US actors and agencies have played in Latin America.
Presenting a model of film studies in which films themselves are only one source of information among many, this volume aims to... Læs mere