Latin America Cultures in Conflict [Paperback]

This is a broad introduction to Latin America, ranging from religion and history to literature and education, with a focus on cultures and cultural change. With lively prose and a variety of informative inserts, Williamson draws the reader in to the diverse realities of a continent in flux, holding it together by a strong theoretical framework.Preface Latin America: Change and Diversity An Unfolding Heritage: Indigenous and Beyond Society, Economy, and Government Values, Identity and Modernity Literature, the Arts and Social Protest Gender, Socialization, and Women's Rights Marriage and the Family Religion at the Crossroads Education: A Continuing Challenge Communication, Science, and Technology Social Structure and Change: Latin America and the World

Should appeal to academics who are looking for a textbook that is more cultural than Blouet and Blouet's and more unfied than Hillman's. - Jennifer French, Williams College

User-friendly ... stands well as an introduction to [Latin American Studies]. - Gary Prevost, St. John's University

A good introductory text for courses on society and culture in Latin America at the undergraduate level. - Juliet Hooker, University of Texas at Austin

ROBERT WILLIAMSON is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Lehigh University, USA.