Books Received

The Aristocracy in Twelfth-Century León and Castile
. By
Barton
Simon
.
Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought
, vol.
34
.
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
1997
.
Maps. Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Glossary. Bibliography
. Index,
xv, 366
pp.
Cloth, $69.95
.
Arquitectura, urbanismo y sociedad: la vivienda colonial en Panamá, historia de un sueño
. By
Calvo
Alfredo Castillero
.
Panama City
:
Biblioteca Cultural Shell
,
1994
.
Plates. Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Notes. Bibliography
.
392
pp.
Paper
.
Blue Lakes & Silver Cities: The Colonial Arts and Architecture of West Mexico
. By
Perry
Richard D.
.
Santa Barbara, Calif
.:
Espadaña Press
,
1997
.
Illustrations. Maps. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
272
pp.
Paper, $25.00
.
Born Again in Brazil: The Pentecostal Boom and the Pathogens of Poverty
. By
Chesnut
R. Andrew
.
New Brunswick, N.J
.:
Rutgers University Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
x, 203
pp.
Cloth, $50.00. Paper, $19.95
.
Britain and the Spanish Civil War
. By
Buchanan
Tom
.
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Map. Notes. Bibliography
. Index,
xii, 241
pp.
Cloth, $64.95. aper, $24.95
.
The Catholic Church and Democracy in Chile and Peru
. By
Fleet
Michael
and
Smith
Brian
.
Notre Dame
:
University of Notre Dame Press
,
1997
.
Tables. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
ix, 366
pp.
Cloth, $45.00
.
Chicanismo: The Forging of a Militant Ethos among Mexican Americans
. By
García
Ignacio
.
Tuscon
:
University of Arizona Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
x, 175
pp.
Cloth, $35.00. Paper, $17.95
.
Chicano Poetics: Heterotexts and Hybridities
. By
Arteaga
Alfred
.
Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture
.
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
ix, 185
pp.
Cloth, $49.95. Paper, $16.95
.
Chiefdoms under Siege: Spain’s Rule and Native Adaptation in the Southern Colombian Andes, 1535-1700
. By
Calero
Luis F.
.
Albuquerque
:
University of New Mexico Press
,
1997
.
Maps. Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xiv, 233
pp.
Cloth, $50.00
.
The Chile Chronicles: Tales of a New Mexico Harvest
. By
Padilla
Carmella
. Photographs by
Parsons
Jack
. Foreword by
Crawford
Stanley
.
Santa Fe
:
Museum of New Mexico Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Map
.
xii, 119
pp.
Cloth, $45.00. Paper, $29.95
.
Cinematograph of Words: Literature, Technique, and Modernization in Brazil
. By
Süssekind
Flora
. Translated by
Britto
Paulo Henriques
.
Writing Science
.
Stanford
:
Stanford University Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xi, 129
pp.
Cloth, $15.95
.
Comparing Cowboys and Frontiers
. By
Slatta
Richard W.
.
Norman
:
University of Oklahoma Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xvi, 320
pp.
Cloth, $24.95
.
Complete Works & Other Stories
. By
Monterroso
Augusto
. Translated by
Grossman
Edith
. Introduction by
Corral
Will H.
.
Austin
:
University of Texas Press
,
1995
.
xviii, 152
pp.
Cloth, $27.50. Paper, $12.95
.
Contradiction and Conflict: The Popular Church in Nicaragua
. By
Sabia
Debra
.
Tuscaloosa
:
University of Alabama Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Bibliography. Index
.
x, 239
pp.
Cloth, $34.95
.
Crónica de una seducción: el Museo Guggenheim Bilbao
. By
Zulaika
Joseba
.
Madrid
:
NEREA
,
1997
.
Illustrations. Photographs. Notes
.
305
pp. Paper.
Dance in the Cemetery: José Carlos Mariátegui and the Lima Scandal of 1917
. By
Stein
William W.
. Foreword by
Maish
Gonzalo Portocarrero
.
Lanham, Md
.:
University Press of America
,
1997
.
Appendixes. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xxv, 271
pp.
Cloth, $42.50
.
Dancing with the Devil: Society and Cultural Poetics in Mexican-American South Texas
. By
LimóN
José E.
.
Madison
:
University of Wisconsin Press
,
1994
.
Photographs. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xii, 240
pp.
Cloth, $42.00. Paper, $15.95
.
Dangerous Virtues
. By
Moix
Ana María
. Translated and with an afterword by
Jones
Margaret E. W.
.
European Women Writers Series
.
Lincoln
:
University of Nebraska Press
,
1997
.
Notes
.
vii, 153
pp.
Cloth, $30.00. Paper, $10.00
.
Democracy without Equity: Failures of Reform in Brazil
. By
Weyland
Kurt
.
Pitt Latin American Series
.
Pittsburgh
:
University of Pittsburgh Press
,
1996
.
Tables. Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xii, 293
pp.
Cloth, $49.95. Paper, $22.95
.
Emmanuel Appadocca, or, Blighted Life: A Tale of the Boucaneers
. By
Philip
Maxwell
. Edited with an afterword by
Cudjoe
Selwyn R.
. Introduction and annotations by
Cain
William E.
.
Amherst
:
University of Massachusetts Press
,
1997
.
lv, 275
pp.
Cloth, $60.00. Paper, $17.95
.
España y el Pacífico
. Edited by
García-abásolo
Antonio
.
Córdoba
:
Dirección General de Relaciones Culturales, Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores; Asociación Española de Estudios del Pacífico
,
1997
.
Photograph. Plates. Illustrations. Maps. Tables. Figures. Notes
.
xii, 348
pp. Paper.
An Expedition to the Ranquell Indians
. By
Mancilla
Lucio V.
. Translated by
Mccaffrey
Mark
.
Texas Pan American Series
.
Austin
:
University of Texas Press
,
1997
.
Map. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xiv, 418
pp.
Cloth, $50.00. Paper, $19.95
.
A Forced Agreement: Press Acquiescence to Censorship in Brazil
. By
Smith
Anne-Marie
.
Pitt Latin American Series
.
Pittsburgh
:
University of Pittsburgh Press
,
1997
.
Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
vii, 231
pp.
Cloth, $45.00. Paper, $19.95
.
From Pensacola to Belize: An American’s Odyssey through Mexico in 1903
. By
Bingham
F. F.
. Edited with notes and an introduction by
Rucker
Brian R.
. Illustrations by
Hemmye
Carol
.
Bagdad, Fla
.:
Patagonia Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xiv, 93
pp.
Paper, $8.95
.
Havana USA: Cuban Exiles and Cuban Americans in South Florida
,
1959
-
1994
. By
García
María Cristina
.
Berkeley
:
University of California Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xiii, 290
pp.
Paper, $19.95
.
The Hernando de Soto Expedition: History, Historiography, and “Discovery” in the Southeast
. Edited by
Galloway
Patricia
.
Lincoln
:
University of Nebraska Press
,
1997
.
Illustrations. Maps. Tables. Notes. Index
.
xvi, 457
pp.
Cloth, $60.00
.
A History of Latin America: Empires and Sequels, 1450-1950
. By
Bakewell
Peter
.
The Blackwell History of the World
.
Malden, Mass
.:
Blackwell
,
1997
.
Photographs. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xxiii, 520
pp.
Cloth, $69.95. Paper, $24.95
.
The Human Tradition in Modern Latin America
. Edited by
Beezley
William H.
and
Ewell
Judith
.
Wilmington, Del
.:
Scholarly Resources
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
xxxii, 277
pp.
Cloth, $50.00. Paper, $18.95
.
I’m Going to Have a Little House: The Second Diary of Carolina Maria de Jesus
. By
Maria De Jesus
Carolina
. Translated by
Arrington
Melvin S.
Jr.
and
Levine
Robert M.
.
Engendering Latin America
, vol.
4
.
Lincoln
:
University of Nebraska Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Map. Notes
.
xiv, 181
pp.
Paper, $15.00
.
Indian Women of Early Mexico
. Edited by
Schroeder
Susan
,
Wood
Stephanie
, and
Haskett
Robert
.
Norman
:
University of Oklahoma Press
,
1997
.
Photographs, Illustrations, Maps, Notes, Bibliography, Index
.
x, 486
pp.
Cloth, $29.95
.
Intermediate Spanish Memory Book
. By
Harrison
William F.
and
Welker
Dorothy Winters
.
Austin
:
University of Texas Press
,
1997
.
Glossary
.
xii, 94
pp.
Cloth, $19.95. Paper, $9.95
.
The Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story
. By
Trexler
Richard C.
.
Princeton
:
Princeton University Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xii, 277
pp.
Cloth, $35.00
.
Latin Siege Warfare in the Twelfth Century
. By
Rogers
Randall
.
Oxford
:
Oxford University Press
,
1997
.
Illustrations. Maps. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index
.
xii, 292
pp.
Paper, $19.95
.
LBJ & Mexican Americans: The Paradox of Power
. By
Pycior
Julie Leininger
.
Austin
:
University of Texas Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xvi, 329
pp.
Cloth, $45.00, Paper, $19.95
.
Love in a Time of Hate: Liberation Psychology in Latin America
. By
Hollander
Nancy Caro
.
New Brunswick, N.J
.:
Rutgers University Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
xi, 271
pp.
Paper, $19.95
.
The Maya World: Yucatec Culture and Society, 1550-1850
. By
Restall
Matthew
.
Stanford
:
Stanford University Press
,
1997
.
Maps. Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
xiv, 441
pp.
Cloth, $55.00
.
El mesianismoy la rebelión indígena: “la rebelión de Oruro en 1781.”
By
Robins
Nicholas A.
. Translated by
Luz Mariela
Escobar R.
.
La Paz, Bolivia
:
Hisbol
,
1997
.
Bibliography
.
viii, 192
pp. Paper.
Mines of Silver and Gold in the Americas
. Edited by
Bakewell
Peter
.
Aldershot, Great Britain
;
Brookfield, Vt
.:
Variorum
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Maps. Tables. Figures. Notes. Bibliographies. Index
.
xxiv, 396
pp.
Cloth, $124.95
.
Nahuat Myth and Social Structure
. By
Taggart
James M.
.
The Texas Pan American Series
.
Austin
:
University of Texas Press
,
1997
[1983]. Tables. Figures. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index
.
xii, 287
pp.
Paper, $15.95
.
A New Time for Mexico
. By
Fuentes
Carlos
.
Berkeley
:
University of California Press
,
1997
.
Index
.
xiv, 226
pp.
Paper, $12.95
.
Nueva España en el circuncaribe, 1779-1808: revolución, competencia imperial y vínculos intercoloniales. Nuestra América
, vol.
46
. By
Von Grafenstein Gareis
Johanna
.
Mexico City
:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
,
1997
.
Maps. Tables. Notes. Bibliography
.
378
pp. Paper.
The Oxford Book of Latín American Essays
. Edited by
Stavans
Ilan
.
Oxford
:
Oxford University Press
,
1997
.
Bibliography. Index
.
xi, 544
pp.
Cloth, $35.00
.
El Paraguay bajo el Dr. Francia: ensayos sobre la sociedad patrimonial, 1814 — 1840. Colección Flistoria
, vol.
31
. Edited by
Whigham
Thomas
and
Cooney
Jerry W.
.
Asunción, Paraguay
:
Editorial El Lector
,
1996
.
Tables. Notes
.
179
pp. Paper.
Peronism without Perón: Unions, Parties, and Democracy in Argentina
. By
McGuire
James W.
.
Stanford
:
Stanford University Press
,
1997
.
Table. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xi, 388
.
Cloth, $55.00
.
Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America
. Edited by
Mainwaring
Scott
and
Shugart
Matthew Soberg
.
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
1997
.
Tables. Figures. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
ix, 493
pp.
Cloth, $64.95. Paper, $22.95
.
The Presidio and Militia on the Northern Frontier of New Spain: A Documentary History. Volume 2, 2 parts. Part 1: The Californias and Sinaloa-Sonora, 7700-7765. Edited by Charles W. Polzer and Thomas E. Sheridan. Part 2: The Central Corridor and the Texas Corridor, 1700-1765
. Edited by
Hadley
Diana
,
Naylor
Thomas
, and
Schuetz-Miller
Mardith K.
.
Tuscon
:
University of Arizona Press
,
1997
.
Part 1: Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index. X, 513 pp. Cloth, $65.00. Part 2: Illustrations. Maps. Notes. Glossary. Bibliography. Index
.
viii, 554
pp.
Cloth, $65.00
.
Las rasgaduras de la descolonización: españoles y mexicanos a mediados del siglo XIX
. By
Falcón
Romana
.
Mexico City
:
Centro de Estudios Históricos, El Colegio de México
,
1996
.
Plates. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
368
pp. Paper.
El regreso de las epidemias: salud y sociedad en el Perú del siglo XX
. By
Cueto
Marcos
.
Lima
:
Instituto de Estudios Peruanos
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Map. Tables. Figure. Notes. Bibliography
.
256
pp. Paper.
Reinventing Revolution: The Renovation of Left Discourse in Cuba and Mexico
. By
McCaughan
Edward J.
.
Boulder
:
Westview Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
xiii, 207
pp.
Cloth, $59.00
.
The Spirit of Ancient Peru: Treasures from the Museo Arqueológico Rafael Larco Herrera
. Edited by
Berrín
Kathleen
.
New York
:
Thames & Hudson
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
216
pp.
Cloth, $45.00
.
The Struggle for Human Rights in Latin America
. By
Cleary
Edward L.
.
Westport, Conn
.:
Praeger Publishers
,
1997
.
Tables. Notes. Index
.
xii, 181
pp.
Cloth, $57.95. Paper, $18.95
.
Struggles for Freedom: Essays on Slavery, Colonialism, and Culture in the Caribbean and Central America
. By
Bolland
O. Nigel
.
Belize City
:
Angelus Press
,
1997
.
Tables. Notes. Bibliography
.
334
pp. Paper.
Traces behind the Esmeraldas Shore: Prehistory of the Santiago-Cayapas Region, Ecuador
. By
Deboer
Warren R.
.
Tuscaloosa
:
University of Alabama Press
,
1996
.
Maps. Figures. Tables. Illustrations. Appendixes. Bibliography. Index
.
xvii, 234
pp.
Paper, $24.95
.
Tropics of History: Cuba Imagined
. By
West
Alan
.
Westport, Conn
.:
Bergin & Garvey
,
1997
.
Appendix. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
xi, 214
pp.
Cloth, $55.00
.
A Visit to the Ranquel Indians: (una excursión a los indios ranqueles)
. By
Mansilla
Lucio V.
. Translated by
Gillies
Eva
.
Lincoln
:
University of Nebraska Press
,
1997
.
Photographs. Illustrations. Notes. Index
.
xl, 453
pp.
Cloth, $50.00, Paper $24.50
.
William Robertson and the Expansion of Empire
. Edited by
Brown
Stewart J.
.
Ideas in Context
, vol.
45
.
Cambridge
:
Cambridge University Press
,
1997
.
Notes. Index
.
xi, 276
pp.
Cloth, $59.95
.
Zona rebelde: la diplomacia española ante la revolución cubana (1957-1960)
. By
De Paz-Sánchez
Manuel
. Prologue by
Fontana
Josep
.
Taller de Historia
.
Tenerife
:
Centro de la Cultura Popular Canaria
,
1997
.
Appendixes. Notes. Bibliography. Index
.
401
pp. Paper.