The Companion To Latin American Studies : A Companion

List of contributors ix Introduction 1(4) Philip Swanson Latin American geographies 5(21) Gareth A. Jones Politics and society 26(21) Arturo Arias The cultures of colonialism 47(22) Luis Fernando Restrepo `Civilization and barbarism' 69(17) Philip Swanson Latin American literatures 86(21) Elzbieta Sklodowska Approaches to Latin American literature 107(15) Brian Gollnick Latino US literature 122(32) William Luis Latin American visual cultures 154(18) Andrea Noble Popular culture in Latin America 172(13) Silvia Bermudez Race in Latin America 185(15) Peter Wade Gender and sexuality in Latin America 200(22) Nikki Craske Latin American Studies and the global system 222(17) Jon Beasley-Murray Glossary 239(10) Time chart 249(6) Index 255