Las Culturas Y Civilizaciones Latinoamericanas, Paperback

Las culturas y civilizaciones latinoamericanas has been updated. This textbook not only describes the history of Latin America, but it sets a mood that allows the reader to get a genuine sense of the languages, cultures, and civilizations of this complex and colorful land. It provides an account of how Columbus's voyages gave rise to utopian dreams, the ramifications of which led to a brilliant display of hybrid cultures, changed the ethnic composition of two continents, accelerated lines of commerce, and refashioned the Western World's diet. The textbook takes the reader through the "discovery," conquest, and colonization of the New World and on to independence and the national period. In addition, each chapter offers general concepts, important terms, questions, and topics for classroom debates. Comprehensive and compelling, this book chronicles the history of an important region in a way that will interest students and teachers alike.

Floyd Merrell is Professor Emeritus at Purdue University (1973-2011). His PhD (1973) is from the University of New Mexico in Ibero-American Studies. He has published 32 books and over 200 articles on Latin American literature and culture, communication theory, and semiotics. María Teresa DePaoli is Associate Professor at Kansas State University. Her PhD (2001) is from Purdue University. Her articles focus on Latin American literature and culture, and film studies. She is the author of The Story of the Mexican Screenplay: A Study of the Invisible Art Form and Interviews with Women Screenwriters (2014).