Latino America [2 volumes] - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Latino America [2 volumes] write by Mark Overmyer-Velazquez. This book was released on 2008-10-30. Latino America [2 volumes] available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This encyclopedia proves that Latinos have a history in all 50 U.S. states, and it anticipates how and why residents of Latin American descent will play critical roles throughout the hemisphere. These essays portray the dynamics, past and present, of changing migrant and native-born populations, and explain the varied nature of Latino neighborhoods, workplaces, theaters, places of worship, and political organizations.--[from foreword].
Mammals of South America, Volume 2
Mammals of South America, Volume 2 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Mammals of South America, Volume 2 write by James L. Patton. This book was released on 2015-03-09. Mammals of South America, Volume 2 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The second installment in a planned three-volume series, this book provides the first substantive review of South American rodents published in over fifty years. Increases in the reach of field research and the variety of field survey methods, the introduction of bioinformatics, and the explosion of molecular-based genetic methodologies have all contributed to the revision of many phylogenetic relationships and to a doubling of the recognized diversity of South American rodents. The largest and most diverse mammalian order on Earth—and an increasingly threatened one—Rodentia is also of great ecological importance, and Rodents is both a timely and exhaustive reference on these ubiquitous creatures. From spiny mice and guinea pigs to the oversized capybara, this book covers all native rodents of South America, the continental islands of Trinidad and Tobago, and the Caribbean Netherlands off the Venezuelan coast. It includes identification keys and descriptions of all genera and species; comments on distribution; maps of localities; discussions of subspecies; and summaries of natural, taxonomic, and nomenclatural history. Rodents also contains a detailed list of cited literature and a separate gazetteer based on confirmed identifications from museum vouchers and the published literature.
Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America [2 volumes]
Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America [2 volumes] - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America [2 volumes] write by Alan McPherson. This book was released on 2013-07-08. Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America [2 volumes] available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This unique reference shows how the United States has intervened militarily, politically, and economically in Central America, South America, and the Caribbean from the early 19th century to the present day. What do baseball, American war crimes, and a slice of watermelon have in common in the annals of Latin American history? Believe it or not, this disparate grouping reflects the cultural and historical remnants of America's military and political involvement in the region. As early as 1811, the United States began intervening in the affairs of Central America, South America, and the Caribbean ... and it hasn't stopped since. This compelling reference analyzes both the major interventions and minor conflicts stemming from our nation's military operations in these areas and examines the people, places, legislation, and strategies that contributed to these events. In addition to documented facts and figures, the alphabetically organized entries in Encyclopedia of U.S. Military Interventions in Latin America present fascinating anecdotes on the subject, including why the United States once invaded Panama over a slice of watermelon, how an intervention in Nicaragua landed our country on trial for war crimes, and how the popularity of baseball in Latin America is a direct result of American influence. Primary source documents and visual aids accompany the content.
Critical Latin American and Latino Studies
Critical Latin American and Latino Studies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Critical Latin American and Latino Studies write by Juan Poblete. This book was released on 2003. Critical Latin American and Latino Studies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book brings together some of the most prominent scholars working across the spectrum of Latin American and Latino studies to explore their changing intellectual undertaking in relation to global processes of change. Critical Latin American and Latino Studies identifies the challenges and possibilities of more politically engaged and theoretically critical modes of scholarly practice. One objective is to provide a brief critical history of the study of various Latin American cultures -- Latino, Chicano, Puerto Rican, among others. But these essays also serve to assess the roles of ethnic and area studies in light of changing scholarly trends, from emphases on gender and sexuality to a focus on postcoloniality and globalization. The result is an important contribution to current debates on the conditions of contemporary knowledge production. Book jacket.
Global Latin America
Global Latin America - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Global Latin America write by Matthew C. Gutmann. This book was released on 2016-09-20. Global Latin America available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Latin America is home to emerging global powers such as Brazil and Mexico and has important links to other titans including China, India, and Africa. Global Latin America examines a range of historical events and cultural forms in Latin America that continue to influence peoples’ lives far outside the region. Its innovative essays, interviews, and stories focus on insights from public intellectuals, political leaders, artists, academics, and activists from the region, allowing students to gain an appreciation of the global relevance of Latin America in the twenty-first century.
