latin america

Looks at the history of Latin music.

Looks at the various innovations created by Latin Americans, including hieroglyphics, gum, and earthquake-ready buildings.

Presents illustrated, alphabetical biographical profiles of seventy-two twentieth-century Latin American women who are significant in the areas of art, literature, science, politics, education, government, religion, and pop culture; each includes a brief further reading list.

A collection of twenty-seven controversial essays involving political, economic, and social issues challenging the people of Latin America.

Contains over 145,000 entries, notes on Latin American Spanish and English pronunciation, tables of Spanish irregular verbs, and lists of Spanish and English geographical names.

A survey of contemporary graphic design developed in Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, and Latin America, with comments from designers in each geographical region.