The Hispanic-American Almanac: A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States"The editors have taken a series of complex issues and presented them in a readable, interesting book that students might actually read!" New Edition This updated source describes all major aspects of the culture and civilization of Hispanic Americans living in the United States. Chapters cover such topics as: The format of each chapter varies, based on the subject being discussed. Overall, the text is narrative, augmented by approximately 450 photographs, maps and charts. A bibliography has been included at the end of each chapter to facilitate further research. Features of the Almanac include a glossary and a keyword index. |
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... Latin America would destroy the United States ' freedom of action , ( 2 ) suspicion that Latin America had already reached a secret agree- ment with Europe , and ( 3 ) fear of Southern con- gressmen that slavery , already outlawed in Latin ...
A Reference Work on Hispanics in the United States Nicolás Kanellos. Latin American states . Others questioned the wisdom of the nonrecognition policy . President - elect Herbert Hoover's goodwill visit to Central and South America in ...
... Latin America . The United States first raised the question of hemispheric defense at the Buenos Aires Conference in 1936 , when it sought a hemisphe- ric embargo on ... Hispanic - American Almanac • Relations with Spain and Spanish America.
Contents
Beyond Orthodoxy | 383 |
Literature | 597 |
Outstanding Figures in Hispanic Theater 529 | 734 |
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