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Concrete and Countryside

|9780822965398|The Urban and the Rural in 1950s Puerto Rican Culture| From the late 1940s to the early 1960s, Puerto Rico was swept by a wave of modernization, transforming the island…

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Intersecting Tango

…Tango is as rich and captivating as the dance itself. | Adriana J. Bergero| Illuminations: Cultural Formations of the Americas| History / General History / Latin America / South America

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Fearful Vassals

…looked to Spain for help, ensuring their continuing loyalty to the Spanish crown in increasingly troubling times.| Peter Blanchard| Pitt Latin American Series| History / Latin America / South America

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The Time of Freedom

…she substantially alters the conventional view of the entire revolution, and particularly the reforms enacted under President Albenz.| Cindy Forster|| History / General History / Latin America / Central America

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At the Table of Power

…stories, and political commentary. Renowned culinary historian Diane M. Spivey offers a unique insight into the historical experience and cultural values of African America and America in general by way…

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