Books by Jack Child

This book examines the nature and impact of geopolitical thinking in South America especially in relation to a series of conflict situations in the region.

This innovative college-level textbook for third-year college Spanish courses introduces the student to Latin American literature using a unique bilingual approach in which an English translation parallels the Spanish original.

This book explores 2,000 years of Latin American history through the words of the writer, the brush of the painter, the pen of the cartoonist, and the lens of the photographer. The interdisciplinary approach to Latin America focuses on the way the region has related to the United States.

This text, designed for a third or fourth year college Spanish course, presents the history, theory and practice of Spanish-to-English translation. The emphasis is on general material to be found in current journals and newspapers, with some specialized material from the fields of business, the social sciences, and literature.