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Description for Looking South
Paperback. North Americans have studied Latin America since the mid-19th century, when individuals without formal training undertook research on the region. This book describes the developments from 1850 to 1935, emphasizing the contributions of historians and anthropologists. It also presents an account of trends in Latin American studies from 1935 to 1975. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 1KL; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 413.
This is a comprehensive, ambitious, and valuable work on an increasingly important subject. North Americans have studied Latin America since the mid-nineteenth century, when individuals without formal training undertook research on the region. By the early twentieth century, Latin America was recognized as a legitimate field for scholarship, and was incorporated into U.S. academic life through undergraduate and graduate courses on the region and foundation of professional journals and societies. The region initially interested historians and anthropologists, later joined by geographers and other specialists. The first part of the book describes the developments from 1850 to 1935, emphasizing the contributions ... Read more
This is a comprehensive, ambitious, and valuable work on an increasingly important subject. North Americans have studied Latin America since the mid-nineteenth century, when individuals without formal training undertook research on the region. By the early twentieth century, Latin America was recognized as a legitimate field for scholarship, and was incorporated into U.S. academic life through undergraduate and graduate courses on the region and foundation of professional journals and societies. The region initially interested historians and anthropologists, later joined by geographers and other specialists. The first part of the book describes the developments from 1850 to 1935, emphasizing the contributions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
The University of Alabama Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Alabama, United States
ISBN
9780817354640
SKU
V9780817354640
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About Helen Delpar
Helen Delpar is Professor Emerita of History at The University of Alabama and author of Red Against Blue: The Liberal Party in Colombian Politics, 1863-1899 and The Enormous Vogue of Things Mexican: Cultural Relations between the United States and Mexico, 1920-1935.
Reviews for Looking South
This is a very interesting and thorough survey that beautifully conveys the evolution of scholarship and teaching about Latin America in the United States. - Marshall C. Eakin, author of Brazil: The Once and Future Country