Books in the Jaguar Books on Latin America series

Exploring the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II, this book traces Mexico's role as an important refuge for Americans seeking an alternative cultural and social model. It offers a different interpretation to those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico.

Considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, with an emphasis on popular religion and its relationship to politics. This book looks at individual stories and vignettes, and on local elements of religion, showing that despite efforts to secularize society, religion continues to be a strong component of Mexican culture.

A study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. It considers how each country dealt with commonly shared problems - the Axis threat to the national order, the extent of military cooperation with the Allies, and the war's impact on the national economy.

Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. Focusing on areas traditionally associated with Afro-Latin American culture such as Brazil and the Caribbean basin, this innovative work also highlights places such as Rio de La Plata and Central America, where the African legacy has been important but little studied.The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences. Contributions by: Aviva Chomsky, Darién J. Davis, Dario Euraque, Sujatha Fernandes, David Geggus, Aline Helg, Ricardo D. Salvatore, Eduardo Silva, Jason Stanyek, Camilla Townsend, Bobby Vaughn, Ben Vinson III, and Judith Michelle Williams

The Indians in Latin America make an effort to claim rights to their land and demand full participation in the political process.

When the Spaniards settled in Latin America, they immediately surrounded themselves with cities. Equating civilization with urban existence, the early conquerors of the New World rapidly established themselves as urban lords.

Exploring the influence and experiences of Americans in Mexico since World War II, this book traces Mexico's role as an important refuge for Americans seeking an alternative cultural and social model. It offers a different interpretation to those interested in modern Mexican history, border studies, tourism, and retirement in Mexico.

Reconstructs the way in which different Latin American societies have viewed, described, defined, and reacted to criminal behavior.

How has mass communication evolved in Latin America? How has the political climate in that region shaped the role of the mass media? What factors unite these many diverse countries? What are the special challenges facing this turbulent area?

Events such as the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement have made it imperative for students to grasp the history and possible directions of Latin American political change. This title gives readers both the background and the analytical models necessary for an accurate understanding of this area.

From the arrival of Hispanicized Africans during the Age of Discovery to the renewal of racial identities, the history of Africans in Latin America has been complex, their contributions numerous. This work selects topics through which to study the African dimension of Latin America, including the colonial era, religion, music, and intermarriage.

Collects twenty essays that explore how the frontier experience has helped create Latin American national identities and institutions. Using 'frontier' to mean more than 'border,' this work regards frontiers as the geographic zones of interaction between distinct cultures.

The US-Mexican borderlands form the region where the United States and Latin America have interacted with the greatest intensity. This work addresses the protracted conflict rooted in the vast difference in power between Mexico and its northern neighbor. Each of the seven parts explores a key issue in borderlands studies.

Assembles essays that provide the historical context necessary to understand the Latin American military. This work includes articles that examine a variety of time periods and nations, from the counterinsurgency army of New Spain, to the nineteenth-century War of the Pacific, to the modern relationship between the military and development.

Beyond Slavery traces the enduring impact and legacy of the African diaspora in Latin America and the Caribbean in the modern era. In a rich set of essays, the volume explores the multiple ways that Africans have affected political, economic, and cultural life throughout the region. The contributors engage readers interested in the African diaspora in a series of vigorous debates ranging from agency and resistance to transculturation, displacement, cross-national dialogue, and popular culture. Documenting the array of diverse voices of Afro-Latin Americans throughout the region, this interdisciplinary book brings to life both their histories and contemporary experiences.

Containing articles from experts in various fields and an introduction by the editor, this book provides an overview of the complex issues of tropical deforestation. It gives a variety of perspectives on the complex relationship between society and nature on the rainforest frontiers of Latin America.

Integrates gender and sexuality into the main currents of historical interpretation concerning Latin America.

Integrates gender and sexuality into the main currents of historical interpretation concerning Latin America.

Describes how Latin America's authoritarian culture has been and continues to be reflected in a variety of governments, from the near-anarchy of the early regional bosses (caudillos), to all-powerful personalistic dictators or oligarchic machines, to contemporary mass-movement regimes like Castro's Cuba or Peron's Argentina.

Understanding the role of women in Latin American history demands a full examination of their activities in the region's political, economic, and domestic spheres. This volume explore the ways in which Latin American women have shaped-and have been shaped by-the traditional practices and ideologies of their cultures.

Presents an overview of the development of sports in Latin America. This book illustrates how and why sport has become a central part of the political, economic, and social life of the region and the repercussions of its role. It includes articles on basketball, baseball, volleyball, cricket, soccer, and equestrian events in Latin America.

Latin America has long been strongly identified with the Roman Catholic Church. Yet the face of religion has changed in the region, as is evidenced by various landmarks that appear on the social and geographic landscape.

Considers the role of religion and religiosity in modern Mexico, with an emphasis on popular religion and its relationship to politics. This book looks at individual stories and vignettes, and on local elements of religion, showing that despite efforts to secularize society, religion continues to be a strong component of Mexican culture.

This text provides an examination of the cultural development of colonial Latin America, using readings, documents, historical analysis, and visual material, including photographs, drawings and paintings. The illustrations are intended to offer avenues to discussion topics.

A study of World War II from the Latin American perspective, this volume offers an in-depth analysis of the region during wartime. It considers how each country dealt with commonly shared problems - the Axis threat to the national order, the extent of military cooperation with the Allies, and the war's impact on the national economy.

Examines various aspects of guerrilla warfare in Latin America.

Examines various aspects of guerrilla warfare in Latin America.

Argues that a history of drugs is a study of cultures in competition.

Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American Indians have displayed remarkable resilience. This book examines Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incas to the cultural interplay of Latin America.

Initially decimated by disease and later faced with the loss of their lands and their political autonomy, Latin American Indians have displayed remarkable resilience. This book examines Indian-Western relationships from the Spaniards' initial contact with the Incas to the cultural interplay of Latin America.