Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
Gutmann
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Description for Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
Paperback. Presents contemporary theorizing and empirical research that demonstrates the limits neatly demarcating, for example, the regions of "Latin America" and the "United States". Collectively, the readings examine the historical, cultural, economic and political integration of the Americas. Editor(s): Gutmann, Matthew C.; Rodriguez, Felix V.; Stephen, Lynn M.; Zavella, Patricia. Series: Global Perspectives. Num Pages: 480 pages, 11 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KL; GTB; HBJK; JFC; JPS; KCL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 171 x 26. Weight in Grams: 794.
Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of ‘Latin America’ and the ‘United States’. This landmark volume presents key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas, thereby challenging the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies.
Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of ‘Latin America’ and the ‘United States’. This landmark volume presents key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas, thereby challenging the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies.
- Brings together key readings that collectively examine the historical, cultural, economic, and political integration of Latina/os across the Americas.
- Charts new territory by demonstrating the limits of neatly demarcating the regions of 'Latin ... Read more
- Challenges the barriers between Latina/o Studies and Latin American/Caribbean Studies as approached by anthropologists, historians, and other scholars.
- Offers instructors, students, and interested readers both the theoretical tools and case studies necessary to rethink transnational realities and identities.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
480
Condition
New
Series
Global Perspectives
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780631222965
SKU
V9780631222965
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About Gutmann
Matthew C. Gutmann is the Stanley J. Bernstein Assistant Professor of the Social Sciences – International Affairs at Brown University, Providence, RI. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez is the Director of the Center for Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College (City University of New York). Lynn ... Read more
Reviews for Perspectives on Las Américas: A Reader in Culture, History, and Representation
"Perspectives on Las Américas is a timely anthology for anyone teaching or studying the histories, cultures, and political economy of our hemisphere. With a broad geographic scope that unifies the Caribbean with North, South, and Central America, this volume splendidly explores the tensions among regions, states, and nations over global transnational processes. Its synthesis of the best scholarship in Latina/o ... Read more