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... containing a voluminous library of Russian and foreign works on Latin America. A number of wall hangings and other New World artifacts confirm the presence of the Latin Americanist scholar. Al’perovich’s easy manner, discerning eyes, and trimmed dark hair (there is but a suggestion of graying) belie his...

...Lester D. Langley Looking South: The Evolution of Latin Americanist Scholarship in the United States, 1850 – 1975 . By Delpar Helen . Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press , 2008 . Tables. Notes. Bibliography. Index . xiii , 241 pp. Paper . Copyright 2009 by Duke...

...A. M. Copyright 1941 by Duke University Press 1941 Notes on the Works of Ferdinand Denis, 1798-1890, Americanist, in the Oliveira Lima Collection, Catholic University, Washington, D. C . By McNeil Paul Alexander . ( Washington, D. C. : privately printed , 1941 . Pp. 6...

...A. V. Kidder Indian Tribes of Aboriginal America, Selected Papers of the XXIXth International Congress of Americanists . Edited by Tax Sol . ( Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1952 . Pp. x , 410 . Illustrations, bibliography . $7.50 .) Copyright 1953 by Duke University...

...John Howland Rowe Acculturation in the Americas, Selected Papers of the XXIXth International Congress of Americanists . Edited by Tax Sol . ( Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1952 . Pp. x , 339 . Bibliography, tables, illustrations . $7.50 .) Copyright 1952 by Duke...

...John Howland Rowe The Civilizations of Ancient America, Selected Papers of the XXIXth International Congress of Americanists . Edited by Tax Sol . ( Chicago : University of Chicago Press , 1951 . Pp. viii , 328 . Bibliography, tables, illustrations . $7.50 .) Copyright 1952...

...R.G. National Directory of Latin Americanists. Biographies of 2,695 Specialists in the Social Sciences and Humanities . Compiled by the Hispanic Foundation Reference Department . Introduction by Cline Howard F. . 2d ed. Washington , 1971 . Library of Congress . Hispanic...

... of science — in particular, the tendency to see science in its specific social context — with some of the most central concerns of Latin Americanists. For example, a key contribution of Stepan’s work is her analysis of scientific representations of human difference that shaped the creation and legitimating...

... this one of the most dynamic fields in historical scholarship today. The authors conclude by discussing emerging methodological and theoretical challenges, including Cold War studies and postcolonialism, and by reflecting on the shared scholarly and political responsibilities of Latin Americanists...

... period” (p. xi), but the cast of scintillating characters appears lackluster on Rodríguez’ pages. A more lively style could have placed the Spanish Americanists in a more heroic dimension. Vicente Rocafuerte is portrayed as the example par excellence of the Spanish Americanists, and he...

... from Dr. Lucius F. Ellsworth, General Chairman, Gulf Coast History and Humanities Conference, c/o John C. Pace Library, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida 32504. ***** The participants must present a paper resulting from the research on an Americanist theme in one of the following...

... coauthored a world history text, and so he is able to delve concretely into the problems of writing world history from a Latin Americanist perspective. In doing so, he shows how Latin America has made its own history and has not just been an appendage of another region, even when it was under colonial rule...

... not affect, however, the usefulness of the book. Of particular interest to Latin Americanists are the following contributions: “Cádiz, capital revolucionaria, en la encrucijada económica” by Nicolás Sánchez-Albomoz, which gives an excellent analysis of the commercial relations between Cádiz and various...

... by the University of Bucharest there was a continuing stress on the Latin ties which make Rumania a Latin island in a Slavic sea. The Latin Americanist was bound to wonder if this “Latinity” was leading to a new interest in Latin America, for which Rumania would have more affinity than any other East European...

... University Press 1971 It would be unfortunate if Latin Americanists did not note the appearance of this substantial work by Professor Dérozier of the University of Besançon. Although he played a leading part in Spanish history during the Napoleonic period, Quintana (1772-1857) is discussed usually...

... epistemologies. The North Americanists in the volume range much more broadly: from tall tales about scalping and communication among wolves to Christianity and its impact on intercultural communication. The former group of scholars explore indigenous media through the most lettered of native authors, while...

...Dauril Alden Benjamin Keen’s obituary notice of Lewis Hanke [November 1993] states that he served in 1974 as “chairman ( sic for president) of the American Historical Association, the first Latin Americanist to gain that distinction.” That statement is, of course, incorrect. Herbert Eugene...

... is again available should be applauded by both Americanists and Hispanists, but a good updated version is needed. This is attempted in volume IV of the series, Apuntes para una bibliografía minera española e iberoamericana (1870-1969) , which falls short of expectations. Since this work was hurriedly...

... 1972 Richard Greenleaf has done Latin Americanists a real service in gathering these twenty-three very enlightening and revealing selections on the story of the Church in the colonial period. They run the gamut of the sixteenth, seventeenth, and the Bourbon centuries, and close with a trio...

... and its resulting papers are organized around a central theme: “Aspects of Latin American Development,” “Instruction, Investigation, and Interpretation: Roles of the Latin Americanist,” “Latin America and the Contemporary World: Evolving International Relationships.” Papers cover the social sciences...