The Latin Americans : understanding their legacy /
Hansis, Randall
The Latin Americans : understanding their legacy / Randall Hansis. - New York, N.Y : McGraw-Hill Co., 1997. - xv, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index.
Panoramas of place and time - portrait of a region; weaving an ethnic tapestry - early patterns; weaving an ethnic tapestry - immigrant patterns; the world of family; a house of many spirits; ecology; technology and empires; the quest for wealth - modern inequities; el norte - the neighbour to the north; authoritarian legacies; democratic achievements; landscapes born of dreams - the arts; conclusion - the legacy of an ancient future.
An introduction to Latin American society. Utilizing scholarship from history, anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology and literature, each thematic chapter explains issues important to Latin Americans. Coverage includes women, ecology, technology and multi-ethnicity, politics and economics.
0070260818 (acidfree paper) 9780070260818 (acidfree paper)
96021487
Ethnicity--Latin America.
Etnicidad --América Latina
Latin America--Civilization.
América Latina --Civilización
100 F 1408.3 / H249l 1997
980
The Latin Americans : understanding their legacy / Randall Hansis. - New York, N.Y : McGraw-Hill Co., 1997. - xv, 344 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index.
Panoramas of place and time - portrait of a region; weaving an ethnic tapestry - early patterns; weaving an ethnic tapestry - immigrant patterns; the world of family; a house of many spirits; ecology; technology and empires; the quest for wealth - modern inequities; el norte - the neighbour to the north; authoritarian legacies; democratic achievements; landscapes born of dreams - the arts; conclusion - the legacy of an ancient future.
An introduction to Latin American society. Utilizing scholarship from history, anthropology, sociology, economics, psychology and literature, each thematic chapter explains issues important to Latin Americans. Coverage includes women, ecology, technology and multi-ethnicity, politics and economics.
0070260818 (acidfree paper) 9780070260818 (acidfree paper)
96021487
Ethnicity--Latin America.
Etnicidad --América Latina
Latin America--Civilization.
América Latina --Civilización
100 F 1408.3 / H249l 1997
980