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Sacred gifts, profane pleasures
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Marcy Norton |
"Before Columbus's fateful voyage in 1492, no European had ever seen, much less tasted, tobacco or chocolate. Initially dismissed as dry leaves and an odd Indian drink, these two commodities came to … |
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The Soul of Latin America
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Howard J. Wiarda |
xii, 417 p. ; 24 cm |
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The body of the conquistador
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Rebecca Earle |
"This fascinating history explores the dynamic relationship between overseas colonisation and the bodily experience of eating. It reveals the importance of food to the colonial project in Spanish Ame… |
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Contemporary Latin America
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Robert H. Holden |
"Contemporary Latin America presents the epochal political, economic, social, and cultural changes in Latin America over the last 40 years and comprehensively examines their impact on life in the reg… |
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The Postmodern in Latin and Latino American Cultural Narratives
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Claudia Ferman |
"Collection of essays reaffirms that the debate over postmodernity in Latin America is alive and well. The book mixes a series of essays with interviews by well-known scholars working in Latin Americ… |
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Culturas híbridas
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Néstor García Canclini |
"El libro es una especie de sociología de la cultura aplicada a América Latina. Aunque los temas son muy concretos, el enfoque del autor tiende a ser filosófico. Tradición y modernidad son los do… |
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