Latest HOMER acquisitions, March 30th 2009

Hi folks,

As you know, because the current financial crisis, the library and the Thomas J. Dodd research center have changed their hours. The library hours didn't change too much, we are opening at 8:30am Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday is still opening at 10am. Now, the Dodd Center change is more drastic today we are only opening from noon-4pm Monday to Friday and not opening during the weekend at all as we used to do. Consider these changes when requesting library and archival instruction classes.

Here is the latest list of material acquired and already available at the Homer Babbidge Library.

Enjoy!

Marisol


Spanish Literature/Teaching

• Cruz, Anne J. Approaches to teaching Lazarillo de Tormes and the picaresque tradition. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2008. . Picaresque literature, Spanish--Study and teaching--Spanish drama Classical period, 1500-1700.
  

• O'Bryen, Rory. Literature, testimony and cinema in contemporary Colombian culture: Spectres of la violencia. Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY: Tamesis, 2008. . Violence in popular culture--Colombia.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies (All)

• Barra, Ximena de la and Richard Alan Dello Buono. Latin America after the neoliberal debacle: Another region is possible. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009. Neoliberalism--Latin America--Latin America Politics and government--1980---Economic policy--Globalization Economic aspects--Foreign economic relations--Social movements--Latin America Social conditions--1982.
  

• Braziel, Jana Evans. Caribbean Genesis: Jamaica Kincaid and the writing of new worlds. Albany : State University of New York Press, c2009. [Table of Content: Introduction: Caribbean genesis, alterbiography, and the writing of new worlds -- Alterrains of "blackness" in At the bottom of the river -- Jablesse, obeah, and Caribbean cosmogonies in At the bottom of the river -- The diabolic as diasporic in Annie John and Lucy -- Genre, genealogy, and genocide in The autobiography of my mother -- Death and the biographical autograph in My brother -- Genre, genealogy, and genesis in Mr. Potter.] Kincaid, Jamaica--Criticism and interpretation.

• Brewer Carías, Allan-Randolph. Constitutional protection of human rights in Latin America: A comparative study of Amparo proceedings. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Human rights--Latin America--Civil rights--Amparo (Writ).
  

• Grandin, Greg. Empire's workshop: Latin America, the United States, and the rise of the new imperialism. New York: Metropolitan/Owl Books, 2007; 2006. Latin America Relations--United States--United States Relations--Latin America--Americans Latin America--History--United States Foreign relations 2001---Philosophy--Imperialism.
  

• Guadeloupe, Francio. Chanting down the New Jerusalem: Calypso, Christianity, and capitalism in the Caribbean. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Ethnology--Saint Martin (West Indies)--Ethnicity--Anthropology of religion--Religion and culture--Disc jockeys Social aspects--Music Social aspects--Ethnic relations--Race relations--Social conditions.
  

• Luis-Brown, David. Waves of decolonization: Discourses of race and hemispheric citizenship in Cuba, Mexico, and the United States. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Racism Cuba--History--Racism Mexico--Racism United States--Cuba Race relations--Mexico Race relations--United States Race relations--Decolonization Cuba--Decolonization Mexico--Decolonization United States.
  

• McWatters, Mason R. Residential tourism: (de)constructing paradise. Bristol, UK ; Buffalo, NY: Channel View Publications, 2009. . Retirement, Places of--Latin America--Tourism.
  

• Norton, Marcy. Sacred gifts, profane, pleasures : a history of tobacco and chocolate in the Atlantic world. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008. Tobacco and Chocolate --History--Latin American and Europe.Albany: State University of New York Press, 2009. Kincaid, Jamaica--Criticism and interpretation.
  

Diasporas Studies

• Kagan, Richard L. and Philip D. Morgan. Atlantic Diasporas: Jews, Converses, and Crypto-Jews in the age of mercantilism, 1500-1800. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. . Sephardim History--Congresses--Marranos History--Jews History--Economic history 1600-1750.

Latin American Literature in translation

• Bolaño, Roberto and Natasha Wimmer. The savage detectives. New York: Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008. Poets, Mexican--Fiction--Fugitives from justice Mexico--Underground literature--Latin American poetry--Mexico City (Mexico).

Latinos in the US/Immigrants Issues/Border Issues

• Buff, Rachel. Immigrant rights in the shadows of citizenship: Nation of newcomers. New York: New York University Press, 2008. Emigration and immigration law United States--History--Constitutional law--United States--Immigrants Civil rights United States--Immigrants Government policy United States--Social integration Government policy United States.
  

• Cantú, Lionel, Nancy A. Naples, and Salvador Vidal-Ortiz. The Sexuality of Migration: Border crossings and Mexican immigrant men. New York: New York University Press, 2009. Mexican American gays--United States--Gay immigrants--Gay men--Mexico.
  

• Dalla, Rochelle L. Strengths and challenges of new immigrant families: Implications for research, education, policy, and service. Lanham: Lexington Books, 2009. Family--Immigrants--Family social work--Family policy.
  

• Davis, Jeffrey. Justice across borders: The struggle for human rights in U.S. courts. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. United States--Alien Tort Claims Act--Administrative responsibility--Aliens--Government liability (International law)--International offenses. Table of Content: The seeds of legal accountability -- Competing forces in the struggle for accountability : An overview of the issues entangling ATS litigation -- Human rights entrepreneurs : NGOs and the ATS revolution -- Separation of powers and human rights cases -- No safe haven : human rights cases challenging foreign countries and nationals -- Holding corporations accountable for human rights violations -- Sorting through the ashes : testing findings and predictions through quantitative analysis -- Impact and conclusion.; Includes bibliographical references and index. There are several chapters dealing with Mexican Immigrants and other Latino immigrants.
  

• Estévez, Ariadna. Human rights and free trade in Mexico: A discursive and sociopolitical perspective. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Human rights--Mexico--Free trade Social aspects.
  

• Margolis, Maxine L. An invisible minority: Brazilians in New York City. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2009. Brazilian Americans New York (State) New York--Social conditions--Brazilians New York (State) New York--Immigrants New York (State) New York--Brazil--Emigration and immigration--New York (N.Y.)--Ethnic relations.
  

• Morgan, Charlie V. Intermarriage across race and ethnicity among immigrants: E pluribus unions. El Paso: LFB Scholarly Pub., 2009. Intermarriage--United States--Interethnic marriage--Interracial marriage--Immigrants.
  

• Pécoud, Antoine and P. F. A. de Guchteneire. Migration without borders: Essays on the free movement of people. Paris; New York: UNESCO Pub.; Berghahn Books, 2007. International migration is high on the public and political agenda of many countries, as the movement of people raises concerns while often eluding states attempts at regulation. In this context, the scenario challenges conventional views on the need to control and restrict migration flows. This book explores the analytical issues raised by open borders, in terms of ethics, human rights, economic development, politics, social cohesion and welfare, and provides in-depth empirical investigations of how free movement is addressed and governed in Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia.--Publisher's description. Emigration and immigration--Boundaries.
  

• Riley, Jason. Let them in: The case for open borders. New York, N.Y.: Gotham Books, 2008. A conservative columnist makes an eye-opening case for why immigration improves the lives of Americans and is important for the future of the country. He argues that our open-immigration policy goes a long way toward explaining the difference between robust economic growth in the United States and stagnation in places like Europe. Separating fact from myth in today's heated immigration debate, a member of the Wall Street Journal editorial board contends that foreign workers play a vital role in keeping America prosperous; that maintaining an open-border policy is consistent with free-market economic principles; and that the arguments put forward by opponents of immigration ultimately don't hold up to scrutiny.--From publisher description. United States Emigration and immigration--Government policy--United States--Emigration and immigration.
  

• Suárez-Orozco, Marcelo M. and Mariela Páez. Latinos: Remaking America. 2nd Edition. Berkeley, Calif.; Cambridge, Mass.: University of California Press; David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, 2009. Hispanic Americans Social conditions--21st century--Hispanic Americans Politics and government--Hispanic Americans Economic conditions--United States Social conditions--1980---United States--Ethnic relations.
  

• Vázquez, Francisco H. and Francisco H. Vázquez. Latino/a thought: Culture, politics, and society. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2009. . Hispanic Americans--Intellectual life--Politics and government--Social conditions--United States--Ethnic relations--United States Ethnic relations--Political aspects--Ethnicity Political aspects.
  

• Wroe, Andrew. The Republican Party and immigration politics: From proposition 187 to George W. Bush. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Illegal aliens Government policy--United States--United States Emigration and immigration--Government policy--California--California Emigration and immigration--Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ).

Argentina

• France, Miranda. Bad times in Buenos Aires : a writer’s adventures in Argentina. Hopewell, N.J. : Ecco Press, 1999. Journeys--Argentina--Buenos Aires.
  

• Ruiz, Maximiliano. Graffiti Argentina. London: Thames & Hudson, 2008. Graffiti--Argentina--Street art--Graffiti Argentina--Pictorial works--Street art Argentina.
  

• Wilson, Jason. Buenos Aires: A cultural and literary companion New York: Interlink Books, 2000. Buenos Aires (Argentina)--Description and travel--In literature--Buenos Aires (Argentina) History--Miscellanea--Social life and customs.
  

Brazil

• Fischer, Brodwyn M. A poverty of rights: Citizenship and inequality in twentieth-century Rio de Janeiro. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2008. . Poor Civil rights Brazil Rio de Janeiro History--20th century--Equality Brazil Rio de Janeiro History--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Politics and government--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Social conditions--Brazil Politics and government.
  

• Furtado, Júnia Ferreira. Chica da silva : A Brazilian slave of the eighteenth century. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. Silva, Chica da, d. 1796--Slaves Brazil--Biography--Slavery Brazil History--18th century--Brazil Social conditions.
  

• Love, Joseph LeRoy and Werner Baer. Brazil under Lula: Economy, politics, and society under the worker-president. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009. Brazil Politics and government--2003---Brazil Economic conditions--1985---Brazil Social conditions.
  

• McGowan, Chris. The Brazilian sound : samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil. Philadelphia, Pa. : Temple University Press, 2009. New edition. [Table of Content: Five centuries of music -- Samba : the heartbeat of Rio -- Bossa nova : the new way -- MPB : a musical rainbow -- Minas Gerais : musical treasure -- Bahia of all the saints -- North by northeast -- Brazilian instrumental music and jazz -- Tropical rock -- More Brazilian sounds.Popular music--Brazil--History and criticism

Chile

• Qureshi, Lubna Z. Nixon, Kissinger, and Allende: U.S. involvement in the 1973 coup in Chile. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2009. Chile History Coup d'état, 1973--Causes--United States Foreign relations--Chile--Chile Foreign relations--United States--Allende Gossens, Salvador, 1908-1973--Nixon, Richard M--(Richard Milhous), 1913-1994--Kissinger, Henry, 1923---Central Intelligence Agency.
  

• Taylor, Marcus. From Pinochet to the 'third way’: Neoliberalism and social transformation in Chile. London ; Ann Arbor, MI: Pluto Press, 2006. . Chile Politics and government--1988---Neoliberalism--Chile.

Colombia (Social activism/Afro-Colombian)

• Escobar, Arturo. Territories of difference: Place, movements, life, redes: New ecologies for the twenty-first century. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Social movements Colombia Pacific Coast--Case studies--Regionalism Colombia--Pacific Coast--Proceso Nacional de Comunidades Negras--Blacks Colombia Pacific Coast--Politics and government--Pacific Coast (Colombia)--Social conditions. [Note from Publisher: In Territories of Difference, Arturo Escobar, author of the widely debated book Encountering Development, analyzes the politics of difference enacted by specific place-based ethnic and environmental movements in the context of neoliberal globalization. His analysis is based on his many years of engagement with a group of Afro-Colombian activists of Colombia's Pacific rainforest region, the Proceso de Comunidades Negras (PCN).]

Guatemala (indigenous people)

• Grandin, Greg. The blood of Guatemala: A history of race and nation. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000. Quiché Indians--Politics and government--Guatemala--Race relations--Mayas Guatemala--Social conditions.

Haiti

• Dubois, Laurent. Avengers of the new world: The story of the Haitian revolution. Cambridge, Mass.: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2005; 2004. Haiti History--Revolution, 1791-1804.

Mexico

• Owensby, Brian Philip. Empire of law and Indian justice in colonial Mexico. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2008. Indians of Mexico--Legal status, laws, etc--Government relations--History--Justice, Administration of Mexico--Mexico History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810.
  

• Bacon, David. The Children of NAFTA: Labor wars on the U.S. Mexico border. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2004. Alien labor, Mexican--United States--Mexican Americans--Employment--Migrant labor--Mexican-American Border Region--Quality of work life--Labor movement--Canada--Treaties, etc. 1992 Oct. 7--Economic conditions--Social conditions.
  

• Padilla, Tanalis. Rural resistance in the land of Zapata: The Jaramillista movement and the myth of the pax priísta, 1940-1962. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Mexico Politics and government--1946-1970--Jaramillo, Rubén M., d. 1962--Morelos (Mexico : State) Politics and government--20th century--Morelos (Mexico : State) History--Autonomy and independence movements--Land reform Mexico History.
  

• Pitarch, Pedro, Shannon Speed, and Xochitl Leyva Solano. Human rights in the Maya region: Global politics, cultural contentions, and moral engagements. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Mayas--Government relations--Legal status, laws, etc--Human rights Mexico--Chiapas--Human rights--Guatemala--Chiapas (Mexico)--Ethnic relations.
  

• Preston, Julia and Sam Dillon. Opening Mexico: The making of a democracy. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2004. Mexico Politics and government--1988-2000--1946-1970--1970-1988--Democracy--Mexico--Politicians Mexico.
  

• Schreiber, Rebecca Mina. Cold war exiles in Mexico: U.S. dissidents and the culture of critical resistance. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008. Americans Mexico History--20th century--Politics and culture--Mexico--Political refugees Mexico History--United States--Political refugees United States History--Cold War--Influence.
  

• Speed, Shannon, Rosalva Aída Hernández Castillo, and Lynn Stephen. Dissident women: Gender and cultural politics in Chiapas. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2006. Maya women Mexico Chiapas--Social conditions--Politics and government--Chiapas (Mexico).

Peru

• Lamana, Gonzalo. Domination without dominance: Inca-Spanish encounters in early colonial Peru. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Incas--History--First contact with Europeans--Peru History--Conquest, 1522-1548--America Discovery and exploration--Spanish.
  

• Osorio, Alejandra B. Inventing Lima: Baroque modernity in Peru's south sea metropolis. New York, N.Y.: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Lima (Peru)--History--Civilization--Politics and culture Peru--Lima.
  

• Turino, Thomas. Music in the Andes : experiencing music, expressing culture. New York : Oxford University Press, 2008. [Table of Content: Indigenous wind ensembles and community -- Charango string traditions -- Dance dramas in mestizo Catholic festivals -- Andean music in Andean cities : the case of Lima, Peru -- Andean music in the cities of the world.] Music--Andes Region--History and criticism.

Puerto Rico

• Picó, Fernando. Puerto Rico inside and out : Changes and continuities. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2008. Puerto Rico--Social life and customs.

New Acquisitions in HOMER Jan. 30, 2009 Part 2

Hi folks,

Here is the second part of the latest acquisitions available in HOMER

Latinos in the US (Social Sciences, History & Literature)

• Acuña, Rodolfo and Guadalupe Compean. VOICES OF THE U.S. LATINO EXPERIENCE. The American Mosaic. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2008. Hispanic Americans History--Sources.
• Alvarez, Luis. THE POWER OF THE ZOOT : YOUTH CULTURE AND RESISTANCE DURING WORLD WAR II. American Crossroads. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Popular culture United States History--20th century--Youth United States Social life and customs--Minority youth United States Social life and customs--Fashion United States History--United States Social life and customs--1918-1945--United States Social conditions--United States--Race relations--World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects--Sleepy Lagoon Trial, Los Angeles, 1942-1943--Zoot Suit Riots, Los Angeles, Calif., 1943.
• Brechin, Gray A. IMPERIAL SAN FRANCISCO : URBAN POWER, EARTHLY RUIN. California Studies in Critical Human Geography. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006; 1999. San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)--Biography--San Francisco (Calif.)--Elite (Social sciences) California San Francisco Bay Area--History.
• Chavez, Leo R. THE LATINO THREAT : CONSTRUCTING IMMIGRANTS, CITIZENS, AND THE NATION. . Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2008. Hispanic Americans Press coverage--United States--Mexican Americans Press coverage--Immigrants Civil rights--Citizenship--Emigration and immigration law--Prejudices in the press.
• Peña, Manuel H. WHERE THE OX DOES NOT PLOW : a MEXICAN AMERICAN BALLAD. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2008. Mexican Americans Southwest, New--Biography--Mexican Americans Cultural assimilation--Southwest, New--Social conditions--Ethnic relations--Ethnicity.
• Perez, Domino Renee. THERE WAS a WOMAN : LA LLORONA FROM FOLKLORE TO POPULAR CULTURE. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. Llorona (Legendary character)--Legends--Mexico--Popular culture--Mexican Americans--Folklore--United States.
• Ruíz, Vicki, John R. Chávez, and William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies. MEMORIES AND MIGRATIONS : MAPPING BORICUA AND CHICANA HISTORIES. . Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2008. . Mexican American women Social conditions 20th century--Congresses--Puerto Rican women Social conditions 20th century--Women immigrants United States Social conditions 20th century--Mexicans Migrations History 20th century--Puerto Ricans Migrations History 20th century--Community life United States History 20th century--Sex role United States History 20th century--Ethnicity United States History 20th century--United States Ethnic relations History 20th century--United States Social conditions 20th century.
• Telles, Edward Eric and Vilma Ortiz. GENERATIONS OF EXCLUSION : MEXICAN AMERICANS, ASSIMILATION, AND RACE. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2008. . Mexican Americans--Ethnic identity--Cultural assimilation--Interviews--Longitudinal studies--Social surveys--United States--Intergenerational relations--Race relations--Ethnic relations.
• Valencia, Richard R. CHICANO STUDENTS AND THE COURTS : THE MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL STRUGGLE FOR EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY. Critical America. New York: New York University Press, 2008. Discrimination in education Law and legislation--United States--Mexican American students Legal status, laws, etc.
• Washburne, Christopher. SOUNDING SALSA : PERFORMING LATIN MUSIC IN NEW YORK CITY. Studies in Latin American and Caribbean Music. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2008. Salsa (Music) New York (State) New York--History and criticism--Salsa (Music) New York State New York--Social aspects.

Hispanic American/Latino Literature

• Brunschwig, Karen and Maria Montoya. HIJAS OLVIDADAS : TWO CONTEMPORARY PLAYS BY HISPANIC WOMEN WRITERS. Lanham: University Press of America, 2009. Spanish language--Readers--Spanish drama--20th century.
• Fetta, Stephanie. THE Chicano/Latino LITERARY PRIZE : AN ANTHOLOGY OF PRIZE-WINNING FICTION, POETRY, AND DRAMA. Houston, Tex.: Arte Público Press, 2008. American literature--Hispanic American authors--Mexican American authors--20th century--Hispanic Americans--Literary collections--Mexican Americans.
• Fornes, Maria Irene. WHAT OF THE NIGHT? : SELECTED PLAYS. New York: PAJ Publications, 2008. . American drama.
• González, Rigoberto. MEN WITHOUT BLISS. Chicana & Chicano Visions of the Américas. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2008. Mexican Americans--Fiction--Men.
• Torres-Padilla, José L. and Carmen Haydée Rivera. WRITING OFF THE HYPHEN : NEW CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE LITERATURE OF THE PUERTO RICAN DIASPORA. American Ethnic and Cultural Studies. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2008. American literature Puerto Rican authors--History and criticism--Puerto Ricans United States--Intellectual life--Puerto Rican literature--Puerto Ricans in literature.

Spanish (Language and Literature-English language books)

• Beverley, John. ESSAYS ON THE LITERARY BAROQUE IN SPAIN AND SPANISH AMERICA. Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías. Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY: Tamesis, 2008. Spanish literature Classical period, 1500-1700--History and criticism--Baroque literature.
• Fouz-Hernández, Santiago and Alfredo Martínez Expósito. LIVE FLESH : THE MALE BODY IN CONTEMPORARY SPANISH CINEMA. London: I. B. Tauris, 2007. Men in motion pictures--Motion pictures Spain--History.
• Fuchs, Barbara. EXOTIC NATION : MAUROPHILIA AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF EARLY MODERN SPAIN. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2009. Spain History--711-1516--Spain Civilization--Islamic influences--Muslims Spain--History--National characteristics, Spanish--Spain--Ethnic relations.
• George, David J., John London, and D. H. Gagen. SPANISH FILM, THEATRE AND LITERATURE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY : ESSAYS IN HONOUR OF DEREK GAGEN. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2007. Theater Spain History--20th century--Motion pictures Spain History--Spanish literature 20th century--History and criticism.
• Muñoz Molina, Antonio and Margaret Sayers Peden. SEPHARAD. . Orlando: Harcourt, 2003. . Sephardim--Fiction--Jews.
• Samson, Alexander and Jonathan Thacker. A COMPANION TO LOPE DE VEGA. Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías. Woodbridge ; Rochester, NY: Tamesis, 2008. . Vega, Lope de, 1562-1635--Authors, Spanish Classical period, 1500-1700--Biography.
• Walsh, Anne L. ARTURO PÉREZ-REVERTE : NARRATIVE TRICKS AND NARRATIVE STRATEGIES. Colección Támesis. Woodbridge: Tamesis, 2007. Pérez-Reverte, Arturo--Criticism and interpretation--Technique--Fiction.

Iberian Peninsula (Social Sciences/Humanities)

• Corcuera Atienza, Javier. THE ORIGINS, IDEOLOGY, AND ORGANIZATION OF BASQUE NATIONALISM, 1876-1903. Occasional Papers Series / Center for Basque Studies. Reno, Nev.: Center for Basque Studies, University of Nevada, Reno, 2006. "Charts the rise of Basque nationalism within the context of a society experiencing tremendous economic, social, and political transformation, focusing on the figure of Sabino Arana"--Provided by publisher. Nationalism Spain--País Vasco--País Vasco (Spain).
• Eaude, Michael. CATALONIA : A CULTURAL HISTORY. Landscapes of the Imagination. Oxford: Signal Books, 2007. . Catalonia (Spain)--Civilization.
• Rohr, Isabelle and Cañada Blanch. THE SPANISH RIGHT AND THE JEWS, 1898-1945 : ANTISEMITISM AND OPPORTUNISM. Cañada Blanch/Sussex Academic Studies on Contemporary Spain. Brighton England ; Portland, Or.: Sussex Academic Press, 2007. Jews Spain Politics and government--19th century--20th century--Jews Morocco Politics and government--Antisemitism Spain History--Conservatism Spain History--Sephardim History--World War, 1939-1945 Jews Rescue--Spain--Ethnic relations--Spain Politics and government--1886-1931--1931-1939--1939-1945.
• Schwartz, Ronald. GREAT SPANISH FILMS SINCE 1950. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2008. Motion pictures Spain--History.
• Smith, Paul Julian. SPANISH VISUAL CULTURE : CINEMA, TELEVISION, INTERNET. . Manchester ; New York; New York: Manchester University Press; Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2006. Arts, Spanish--Popular culture--Spain--Visual communication Social aspects--Mass media and culture--Art and society--Civilization.
• Smith, Theresa Ann. THE EMERGING FEMALE CITIZEN : GENDER AND ENLIGHTENMENT IN SPAIN. Studies on the History of Society and Culture. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006. Women Spain History--18th century--Sex role Spain History--Women Spain--Intellectual life--Social conditions--Feminism Spain History.
• Gutiérrez-Albilla, Julián Daniel. QUEERING BUÑUEL : SEXUAL DISSIDENCE AND PYSCHOANALYSIS IN HIS MEXICAN AND SPANISH CINEMA. London ; New York: Tauris Academic Studies, 2008. . Buñuel, Luis, 1900-1983--Criticism and interpretation--Homosexuality in motion pictures--Motion pictures.

New Acquisitions in HOMER Jan. 30, 2009 Part 1

Hi folks,

Here is a list of the most recent acquisitions of materials for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. In later post, I will send a list for materials for Latino Studies, Spain and Spanish language and Literature.

Enjoy the list!

New Films

• Lista De Espera. Directed by Genius Entertainment, Gerardo Herrero, Camilo Vives, et al. New York: Genius Entertainment, 2008; 2000.
• Páginas Del Diario De Mauricio. Directed by Manuel Pérez, Rolando Brito, Enrique Molina, Blanca Rosa Blanco, Larisa Vega and Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográfica. Havana, Cuba: Instituto Cubano del Arte e Industria Cinematográficos, 2006.
• Oriana. Directed by Fina Torres, Patrick Sandrin, Marianela Alas, et al. Chicago, Ill.: Cinemateca; Distributed by Facets Video, 2004; 1985.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies (General Works-Various Topics)

• Borge, Jason. LATIN AMERICAN WRITERS AND THE RISE OF HOLLYWOOD CINEMA. Routledge Studies in Twentieth-Century Literature. New York: Routledge, 2008.
  
• Branche, Jerome. RACE, COLONIALISM, AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN. . Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008.
  
• Darling, Juanita. LATIN AMERICA, MEDIA, AND REVOLUTION : COMMUNICATION IN MODERN MESOAMERICA. Palgrave Macmillan Series in International Political Communication. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Mass media Political aspects--Latin America--Revolutions--Latin America Politics and government--20th century.
• Gallagher, Susan V. POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE AND THE BIBLICAL CALL FOR JUSTICE. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1994. . Christianity and literature--Literature, Modern--History and criticism--Postcolonialism in literature--Imperialism in literature--Colonies in literature--Justice in literature--Postcolonialism.
• Haggard, Stephan and Robert R. Kaufman. DEVELOPMENT, DEMOCRACY, AND WELFARE STATES : LATIN AMERICA, EAST ASIA, AND EASTERN EUROPE. . Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2008.
  
• Harvey, Tamara. FIGURING MODESTY IN FEMINIST DISCOURSE ACROSS THE AMERICAS, 1633-1700. Women and Gender in the Early Modern World. Aldershot, Hampshire, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008. . America Literatures--History and criticism--Women authors--Literature, Modern 17th century.
• Keegan, William F. and Lisabeth A. Carlson. TALKING TAINO : ESSAYS ON CARIBBEAN NATURAL HISTORY FROM a NATIVE PERSPECTIVE. Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 2008. . Taino Indians--Antiquities--Social life and customs--First contact with Europeans--West Indies.
• Martín-Estudillo, Luis and Roberto Ampuero. POST-AUTHORITARIAN CULTURES : SPAIN AND LATIN AMERICA's SOUTHERN CONE. Hispanic Issues. Nashville, Tenn.: Vanderbilt University Press, 2008. Democratization--Southern Cone of South America--Spain--Art Political aspects--Politics and literature
• Museo del Barrio, Deborah Cullen, and Maris Bustamante. ARTE [NO ES] VIDA : ACTIONS BY ARTISTS OF THE AMERICAS 1960-2000. New York: El Museo Del Barrio, 2008. . Performance art Latin America--20th century--Arts, Latin American.
• Myers, Kathleen Ann, Nina M. Scott, and Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés,Gonzalo. FERNÁNDEZ DE OVIEDO's CHRONICLE OF AMERICA : A NEW HISTORY FOR A NEW WORLD. . Austin: University of Texas Press, 2007. . Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Gonzalo, 1478-1557--Historia general y natural de las Indias--America--Early accounts to 1600--America Discovery and exploration--Historiography--Biography--Historians America--Historians Spain--Explorers America--Explorers Spain.
• Operé, Fernando. INDIAN CAPTIVITY IN SPANISH AMERICA : FRONTIER NARRATIVES. . Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2008. Indian captivities--Latin America.
• Robinson, William I. LATIN AMERICA AND GLOBAL CAPITALISM : A CRITICAL GLOBALIZATION PERSPECTIVE. Johns Hopkins Studies in Globalization. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008. . Latin America--Economic integration--Globalization Economic aspects--Capitalism.
• Rosen, Fred. EMPIRE AND DISSENT : THE UNITED STATES AND LATIN AMERICA. American encounters/global Interactions. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Imperialism--History--Latin America Relations--United States--United States Relations--Latin America.

Latin American & Caribbean Literature/Writers in Translation

• Aravena de Herron, Sandra E. THE CHANGING FACES OF CHILEAN POETRY : a TRANSLATION OF AVANT-GARDE, WOMEN's, AND PROTEST POETRY. . Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008. . Chilean poetry 20th century--Translations into English--Chilean poetry--20th century--History and criticism.
• Benegas, Noni (Argentina) and Noël Maureen Valis. BURNING CARTOGRAPHY. Austin, TX: Host Publications, 2007.
• Bolaño, Roberto (Chile) and Laura Healy. THE ROMANTIC DOGS : 1980-1998. . New York: New Directions Pub., 2008. Chilean poetry.
• Fierro, Enrique (Uruguay) and Miguel Gonzalez-Gerth. NATURAL SELECTION
• Gonzalez-Gerth, Miguel (Mexico). LOOKING FOR THE HORSE LATITUDES. Austin, Tex.: Host Pub., 2007. . Mexican poetry--20th century. (Bilingual edition)
• Kaplan, Betina. GÉNERO y VIOLENCIA EN LA NARRATIVA DEL CONO SUR, 1954-2003. Colección Támesis. Serie A, Monografías. Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY: Tamesis, 2007. . Latin American literature 20th century--History and criticism--Women and literature--Southern Cone of South America--Feminist literary criticism--Feminism in literature--Violence in literature.
• Legras, Horacio. LITERATURE AND SUBJECTION : THE ECONOMY OF WRITING AND MARGINALITY IN LATIN AMERICA. Illuminations. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008. . Latin American literature 20th century--History and criticism--Marginality, Social, in literature.
• Lihn, Enrique (Chile) and Dave Oliphant. FIGURES OF SPEECH : POEMS. . Austin, Tex.: Host Publications, 1999. . Lihn, Enrique--Translations into English.
• Márquez, Robert. PUERTO RICAN POETRY : A SELECTION FROM ABORIGINAL TO CONTEMPORARY TIMES. . Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007. . Puerto Rican poetry--Translations into English.
• Vitale, Ida (Uruguay) and Sarah Pollack. REASON ENOUGH. Austin, TX: Host Publications, 2007.

Indigenous People (History and Contemporary Issues)

• Asselbergs, Florine G. L. CONQUERED CONQUISTADORS : THE LIENZO DE QUAUHQUECHOLLAN : A NAHUA VISION OF THE CONQUEST OF GUATEMALA. Mesoamerican Worlds. Boulder, Colo.: University Press of Colorado, 2008. . Manuscripts, Nahuatl--Guatemala--Aztecs History--Sources--Mexico History--Conquest, 1519-1540--Guatemala History--To 1500.
• Becker, Marc. INDIANS AND LEFTISTS IN THE MAKING OF ECUADOR's MODERN INDIGENOUS MOVEMENTS. Latin American Otherwise. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. . Indians of South America Ecuador Cayambe--Politics and government--Social conditions--Social movements Ecuador--Cayambe--Communism Ecuador--Cayambe (Ecuador).
• Diel, Lori Boornazian. THE TIRA DE TEPECHPAN : NEGOTIATING PLACE UNDER AZTEC AND SPANISH RULE. . Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. . Aztecs Mexico Tepexpan History--Chronology--Tepexpan (Mexico) History--Aztec art Mexico--Tepexpan--Aztecs--First contact with Europeans--Mexico History--To 1810--Spanish colony, 1540-1810--Spain Colonies America--Administration.
• Earle, Rebecca. THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE : INDIANS AND MYTH-MAKING IN SPANISH AMERICA, 1810-1930. . Durham: Duke University Press, 2007. . Indians--Politics and government--Government relations--Ethnic identity--Ethnicity--Latin America--Indian mythology--Nationalism--Ethnic relations--Spain Colonies--America.
• Gollnick, Brian. REINVENTING THE LACANDÓN : SUBALTERN REPRESENTATIONS IN THE RAIN FOREST OF CHIAPAS. . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2008. . Lacandon Indians--Ethnic identity--Psychology--Politics and government--Mayas in literature--Indians in motion pictures--Indians in mass media--Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico).
• Perutz, Sidney S. STRANGE RECIPROCITY : MAINSTREAMING WOMEN's WORK IN TEPOZTLÁN IN THE "DECADE OF THE NEW ECONOMY". . Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008. . Indian women Mexico Tepoztlán--Economic conditions--Women Employment Mexico--Tepoztlán--Indians of Mexico Commerce Mexico--Tepoztlán (Mexico).
• Postero, Nancy Grey. NOW WE ARE CITIZENS : INDIGENOUS POLITICS IN POSTMULTICULTURAL BOLIVIA. . Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2007. . Guarani Indians Bolivia Santa Cruz (Dept.)--Politics and government--Government relations--Multiculturalism Political aspects Bolivia--Santa Cruz (Dept.)--Neoliberalism Bolivia--Santa Cruz (Bolivia : Dept.) Ethnic relations--Political aspects--Santa Cruz (Bolivia : Dept.)

Diaspora/Migrations/Transborder Issues

• Bacon, David. ILLEGAL PEOPLE : HOW GLOBALIZATION CREATES MIGRATION AND CRIMINALIZES IMMIGRANTS. . Boston: Beacon Press, 2008. . Alien labor--United States--Developing countries--Globalization--Economic aspects--Social aspects--Labor policy--Labor movement--Labor unions United States--Political activity--Illegal aliens.
• Dwyer, John Joseph. THE AGRARIAN DISPUTE : THE EXPROPRIATION OF AMERICAN-OWNED RURAL LAND IN POSTREVOLUTIONARY MEXICO. American encounters/global Interactions. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. . Land reform--Mexico--Land tenure--Mexico Boundaries--United States--United States Boundaries--Mexico Relations--United States Relations.
• Hellman, Judith Adler. THE WORLD OF MEXICAN MIGRANTS : THE ROCK AND THE HARD PLACE. . New York: New Press : Distributed by W. W. Norton & Co., 2008. . Mexican Americans--Interviews--Immigrants United States--Mexicans--Mexican Americans Social conditions.
• Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette. GOD's HEART HAS NO BORDERS : HOW RELIGIOUS ACTIVISTS ARE WORKING FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS. . Berkeley: University of California Press, 2008. Religion and state--United States--Faith-based human services--United States Emigration and immigration--Religious aspects--Social justice--Religion and justice.
• Jouët-Pastré, Clémence, Leticia J. Braga, and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies. BECOMING BRAZUCA : BRAZILIAN IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES. David Rockefeller Center Series on Latin American Studies, Harvard University. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies : distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008. . Brazil--Emigration and immigration--United States--Immigrants--Brazilians--Brazilian Americans--Cultural assimilation.
• Kamen, Henry. THE DISINHERITED : EXILE AND THE MAKING OF SPANISH CULTURE, 1492-1975. New York, N.Y.: HarperPerennial., 2008. An analysis of the role of exiles in the evolution of Spanish culture traces the contributions of the Spanish state's racial minorities and dissidents over the course of five hundred years, arguing that Spanish exiles became universal products of their changed culture. Spain--Civilization--History--Exiles.
• Model, Suzanne. WEST INDIAN IMMIGRANTS : a BLACK SUCCESS STORY?. . New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 2008. . West Indian Americans--Social conditions--Economic conditions--Blacks United States--Immigrants United States--Success--United States--Race relations.
• Paerregaard, Karsten. PERUVIANS DISPERSED : a GLOBAL ETHNOGRAPHY OF MIGRATION. . Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008. . Peruvians--Foreign countries--Peru--Emigration and immigration.
• Ramírez-Johnson, Johnny. AN ETHNOGRAPHY OF SOCIAL MOBILITY : IMMIGRANT MEMBERSHIP IN a SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST PUERTO RICAN ETHNIC CHURCH. . Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008. Seventh-Day Adventists--Membership--Seventh-Day Adventists Massachusetts--Leominster--Puerto Ricans--Religion--Social conditions--Economic conditions.
• Schmidt, Bettina E. CARIBBEAN DIASPORA IN USA : DIVERSITY OF CARIBBEAN RELIGIONS IN NEW YORK CITY. Vitality of Indigenous Religions. Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2008. . Caribbean Americans New York (State) New York--Social life and customs--Intellectual life--Religion--Popular culture New York (State)--New York--New York (N.Y.)--Religious life and customs--Ethnic relations.
• Staudt, Kathleen A. VIOLENCE AND ACTIVISM AT THE BORDER : GENDER, FEAR, AND EVERYDAY LIFE IN CIUDAD JUÁREZ. Inter-America Series. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. . Homicide Mexico--Ciudad Juárez--Women Crimes against Mexico--Sexual abuse victims Mexico--Victims of violent crimes Mexico--Women political activists--Mexican-American Border Region--Human rights--Police misconduct Mexico--Migrant labor.
• Monroy, Douglas. THE BORDERS WITHIN : ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN MEXICO AND THE U.S. . Tucson: University of Arizona Press, 2008. . United States Relations--Mexico--Mexico Relations--United States--Cultural relations--National characteristics, American--National characteristics, Mexican--United States Civilization--Mexican influences--Mexico Civilization--American influences--Mexicans California--History.

Argentina

• Aguilar, Gonzalo Moisés. OTHER WORLDS : NEW ARGENTINEAN FILM. New Concepts in Latino American Cultures. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. . Motion pictures Argentina--History.
• Epstein, Edward and David Pion-Berlin. BROKEN PROMISES? : THE ARGENTINE CRISIS AND ARGENTINE DEMOCRACY. . Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008. . Financial crises--Argentina--Argentina Economic conditions--1983---Argentina Politics and government--1983-2002.
• Kaminsky, Amy K. ARGENTINA : STORIES FOR A NATION. . Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2008. . Argentina--In literature--In motion pictures--Foreign public opinion.
• Schneider, Arnd. APPROPRIATION AS PRACTICE : ART AND IDENTITY IN ARGENTINA. Studies of the Americas. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. . Art, Argentine--20th century--Identity (Psychology) in art--Art and society Argentina History--Indian art Argentina--Influence.

Brazil

• Israel, Jonathan I., Stuart B. Schwartz, and Michiel van Groesen. THE EXPANSION OF TOLERANCE : RELIGION IN DUTCH BRAZIL (1624-1654). Amsterdam Studies in the Dutch Golden Age. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2007. Brazil History--Dutch Conquest, 1624-1654--Religious tolerance.
• McCann, Bryan. THE THROES OF DEMOCRACY : BRAZIL SINCE 1989. Global History of the Present. Halifax, Nova Scotia :Fernwood ; London ; New York; New York: Zed; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. Brazil History--1985---Brazil Politics and government--1985-2002—2003.
• Ondetti, Gabriel A. LAND, PROTEST, AND POLITICS : THE LANDLESS MOVEMENT AND THE STRUGGLE FOR AGRARIAN REFORM IN BRAZIL. University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008. "Analyzes the development of the movement for agrarian reform in Brazil, and attempts to explain the major moments of change in its growth trajectory, from the late 1970s to 2006"--Provided by publisher. Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais sem Terra (Brazil)--Land reform--Brazil--Agricultural laborers Brazil--Political activity.

Bolivia

• Muñoz-Pogossian, Betilde. ELECTORAL RULES AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF BOLIVIAN POLITICS : THE RISE OF EVO MORALES. . New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. . Bolivia Politics and government--1982---Morales Ayma, Evo, 1959---Movimiento al Socialismo (Bolivia)--21st century.

Chile

• Gómez-Barris, Macarena. WHERE MEMORY DWELLS : CULTURE AND STATE VIOLENCE IN CHILE. . Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. . Collective memory--Chile--Art Political aspects Chile History--20th century--Chile History--1973-1988--1988-.
• Posner, Paul W. STATE, MARKET, AND DEMOCRACY IN CHILE : THE CONSTRAINT OF POPULAR PARTICIPATION. . New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. . Neoliberalism--Chile--Political participation--Chile Politics and government--1988-.

Cuba

• Bain, Mervyn J. RUSSIAN-CUBAN RELATIONS SINCE 1992 : CONTINUING CAMARADERIE IN a POST-SOVIET WORLD. . Lanham: Lexington Books, 2008. . Russia (Federation) Relations--Cuba--Cuba Relations--Russia (Federation)--Post-communism.
• Dodson, Jualynne E. and José Millet Batista. SACRED SPACES AND RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN ORIENTE CUBA. Religions of the Americas Series. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2008. . Holguín (Cuba : Province)--Religious life and customs--Sacred space Cuba--Holguín (Province)--Afro-Caribbean cults Cuba.
• Erikson, Daniel P. THE CUBA WARS : FIDEL CASTRO, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE NEXT REVOLUTION. . New York: Bloomsbury Press, 2008. . Castro, Fidel, 1926---Influence--Cuba History--1990---United States Relations--Cuba--Cuba Relations--United States.
• Gjelten, Tom. BACARDI AND THE LONG FIGHT FOR CUBA : THE BIOGRAPHY OF a CAUSE. . New York: Viking, 2008. . Bacardí Corporation (Puerto Rico)--History--Rum industry Cuba--Cuba History--Autonomy and independence movements.
• Hearn, Adrian H. CUBA : RELIGION, SOCIAL CAPITAL, AND DEVELOPMENT. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. . Religion and civil society--Cuba--Civil society--Social capital (Sociology).
• Lipman, Jana K. GUANTÁNAMO : A WORKING-CLASS HISTORY BETWEEN EMPIRE AND REVOLUTION. American Crossroads. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2009. Guantánamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) Employees--History--Civil-military relations Cuba--Guantánamo Bay--Navy-yards and naval stations, American Cuba--Caimanera (Cuba)--Guantánamo (Cuba).

Dominican Republic

• Carruyo, Light. PRODUCING KNOWLEDGE, PROTECTING FORESTS : RURAL ENCOUNTERS WITH GENDER, ECOTOURISM, AND INTERNATIONAL AID IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. . University Park, Pa.: Pennsylvania State University Press, 2007. . Human ecology--Dominican Republic--Conservation of natural resources--Rural conditions--Globalization.
• Padilla, Mark. CARIBBEAN PLEASURE INDUSTRY : TOURISM, SEXUALITY, AND AIDS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. Worlds of Desire. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2007. . Sex tourism--Dominican Republic--AIDS (Disease)--Gender identity.
  

Honduras

• Tucker, Catherine M. CHANGING FORESTS : COLLECTIVE ACTION, COMMON PROPERTY, AND COFFEE IN HONDURAS. . Berlin: Springer, 2008. . Coffee industry--Honduras--Forest management Environmental aspects--Forest ecology.

Mexico

• Bloom, Nicholas Dagen. ADVENTURES INTO MEXICO : AMERICAN TOURISM BEYOND THE BORDER. Jaguar Books on Latin America Series. Lanham, Md.: Rowman & Littlefield, 2006. . Tourism--Mexico--Visitors, Foreign--Americans Travel.
• Brunk, Samuel. THE POSTHUMOUS CAREER OF EMILIANO ZAPATA : MYTH, MEMORY, AND MEXICO's TWENTIETH CENTURY. Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. . Zapata, Emiliano, 1879-1919--Influence--Mexico Politics and government--20th century--Hero worship--Mexico.
• Levy, Buddy. CONQUISTADOR : HERNÁN CORTÉS, KING MONTEZUMA, AND THE LAST STAND OF THE AZTECS. . New York: Bantam Books, 2008. Mexico History--Conquest, 1519-1540--Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.
• Martínez, María Elena. GENEALOGICAL FICTIONS : LIMPIEZA DE SANGRE, RELIGION, AND GENDER IN COLONIAL MEXICO. . Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 2008. . Mexico--Race relations--Racism Mexico--History--Social classes Mexico--Social classes Religious aspects--Catholic Church.
• Christie, Maria Elisa. KITCHENSPACE : WOMEN, FIESTAS, AND EVERYDAY LIFE IN CENTRAL MEXICO. Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long Series in Latin American and Latino Art and Culture. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2008. Fasts and feasts--Mexico--Kitchens--Social life and customs--Social networks--Women Mexico--Social conditions.
• Sloan, Kathryn A. RUNAWAY DAUGHTERS : SEDUCTION, ELOPEMENT, AND HONOR IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY MEXICO. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 2008. . Seduction Mexico Oaxaca (State) History--19th century--Young women Mexico Oaxaca (State) History.
• Walsh, Casey and University of California, San Diego. Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies. THE SOCIAL RELATIONS OF MEXICAN COMMODITIES : POWER, PRODUCTION, AND PLACE. U.S.-Mexico Contemporary Perspectives Series. La Jolla, Calif.: Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies, University of California, San Diego, 2003. . Commercial products Social aspects Mexico--Congresses.
• Witherspoon, Kevin B. BEFORE THE EYES OF THE WORLD : MEXICO AND THE 1968 OLYMPIC GAMES. . DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2008. . Olympics--Social aspects--Political aspects.

US-Mexican History

• Chávez, Ernesto. THE U.S. WAR WITH MEXICO : a BRIEF HISTORY WITH DOCUMENTS. The Bedford Series in History and Culture. New York City, NY: Bedford/St. Martins, 2007. . Mexican War, 1846-1848--Sources.
• DeLay, Brian. WAR OF a THOUSAND DESERTS : INDIAN RAIDS AND THE U.S.-MEXICAN WAR. The Lamar Series in Western History. New Haven; Dallas, TX: Yale University Press; Published in association with the William P. Clements Center for Southwest Studies, Southern Methodist University, 2008. . Mexican-American Border Region History, Military--19th century--Mexico, North History, Military--Mexican War, 1846-1848--Indians.
• Henshaw, John C. and Gary F. Kurutz. RECOLLECTIONS OF THE WAR WITH MEXICO. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2008. "Major John Henshaw's firsthand account of the American invasion of Mexico includes not only narratives of the war's major battles but also forceful critiques of military leadership and strategies and vivid descriptions of Mexico's countryside, cities, and people. Editor Gary Kurutz provides extensive annotations of Henshaw's journals and letters"--Provided by publisher. Henshaw, John C., b. 1815--Diaries--Correspondence--Mexican War, 1846-1848--Personal narratives--Campaigns.

Happy New Year and Welcome Back! Spring 2009

Hi folks,

Welcome back to Spring 2009. Although the economy is not in good shape and we are facing big challenge at UCONN, I hope that we at the library can help you to continue your research and assist you in your instructions needs. I have several announcements to make: 1) I will be away from March 1st to March 9th, 2009, so if you need me to teach any instructional class for your students, send me your request for either before or after that date. 2) I finished created two more Research Guides, one for Spanish and Puerto Rican and Latino Studies.

I am very please with the results and I hope you like them too. Please feel free to send me suggestions or corrections as you see fit. You can recommend your students to visit this guide for help for their research. Also, for the Latino Studies guide, I added a section about grant opportunities to apply for graduate school for Hispanic American/Latino students which I think will be helpful with students still deciding if they want to attend graduate school.

Regarding the budget crisis at UCONN and how that will affect the library and its collections, we don't know yet numbers but it doesn't sounds good. The library is trying to find savings in many places so the collection budget is not cut as severally as the rest of the library. But, there is a chance that monies to buy Spanish language materials may be affected negatively. When I know more I will share with you folks.

Later on, I will be sending the latest list of English language books acquisitions in HOMER.

Later!
Marisol

Feliz Navidad y Prospero Año Nuevo!!

Hi folks,

I want to wish you all a great holiday time with your loved ones, be here or in more tropical surroundings. Please remember to contact me at some point if you want me to offer instruction classes for your students--the sooner the better :-)

Also, I wanted to share with you my brand new Resource Guide for Latin American and Caribbean studies using LibGuides at http://classguides.lib.uconn.edu/LACARIB

I am hoping to work on two more guides one for Spanish and another for Puerto Rican and Latino Studies and publish them sometimes next semester. I will keep you post it for any new developments. Also, feel free to send me your comments and suggestions to improve this new guide. Eventually, the old HTML resource guides will be withdraw from the library website and I want to be sure that I am keep the most important information for all of you and your students.

Take care all and see you next year!!

Marisol Ramos

Latest News and new HOMER acquisitions, October 29, 2008

Hello folks,

It has been quite a busy time this semester with the Academic Plan in place and all units working to align to it, including the library. It is a challenging time with budget cuts and trying to continue to offer good quality research tools and materials to the academic community. Although, our budget has been reduced, it doesn't mean that we have stopped ordering material and still will want to receive your requests for books, journals and films. I will try my best to order them and bring it to the library and let you know when they are arrived. Also, I was able to secure our funding for Latin American and Caribbean materials, so at least this year will continue receiving books from Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina. I also acquiring materials from Spain to increase our collections in that area.

In other news, there are two events that I want to call your attention to:

First, the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center will have an Open House to all faculty interested to see our archival collections and materials. I will be sharing our newest acquisitions of codices and artists' books from Cuba, Chiapas-Mexico and Argetina. If you will like to see someting else, please let me know. Here is the announcement:

• Please join the curators at the Dodd Research Center for an Open House on Wednesday, November 12 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. The curators will show you treasures from the archives and talk to you about ways the collections can be used for your instruction and curriculum. We currently work with many departments on campus to provide primary resources and other information for their classes and we want to know how we can contribute to yours. Or, just join us for a glass of wine and get a look at the items we bring out of the archives for your interest and enjoyment. We hope to see you at the Dodd Research Center on Wednesday, November 12, for our Open House! Please RSVP to me (marisol.ramos@uconn.edu) or to Jean Nelson at jean.nelson@uconn.edu if you’re planning to come, and please encourage your colleagues to attend as well!
  

Second, your favorite librarian is exhibiting a painting in a library exhibit at Homer Babbidge. I will invite you to stop by and see, Offline: Art & Craft by the UConn Libraries Staff Homer Babbidge Library, Gallery on the Plaza,Curators: Valori Banfi, Chris McNevins and Carolyn Mills, Oct. 20th to Dec. 19th

• Offline is an exhibit of artworks and craft objects crea ted by the staff of the University of Connecticut Libraries. Many different media are represen ted, reflecting the great variety of interests, abilities and personalities of the staff. In our lives outside of the UConn Libraries we work with fiber, film, paint, ink, and even hops. The motivation of each staff member to create is as unique as the pieces we produce. Each item in the show is identified with the name and professional position of its creator. The University of Connecticut Libraries has 131 staff employed on six campuses. In our daily work we strive to give the best of our professional abilities to our patrons, both on and off campus. Through this exhibit we wish to showcase our more hidden talents as well.

The public is cordially invited to attend an opening reception on Thursday (tomorrow,) October 30, from 4:00 to 5:30p.m. in the Stevens Gallery, Homer Babbidge Library.

Finally, here are the lastest acquistion in HOMER, enjoy!

Marisol


African Diaspora

• Barry, Boubacar, Elisee Akpo Soumonni, and Livio Sansone. AFRICA, BRAZIL, AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS-ATLANTIC BLACK IDENTITIES. . Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2008. . Blacks Race identity History--Congresses--Blacks Race identity Africa History--Blacks Race identity Brazil History--Blacks Race identity Historiography--African diaspora.

Latin American and Caribbean region

• Sicking, Louis. COLONIAL BORDERLANDS : FRANCE AND THE NETHERLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC IN THE 19th CENTURY. History of International Relations, Diplomacy, and Intelligence. Leiden ; Boston: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008. . Netherlands Foreign relations--France--France Foreign relations--Netherlands--Netherlands Colonies History--19th century--France Colonies History--Netherlands Colonies--Boundaries--France Colonies.

• Van Cott, Donna Lee. RADICAL DEMOCRACY IN THE ANDES. . Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2009. . Andes Region--Politics and government--Democracy--Political participation--Politics, Practical.

Human Rights

General

• Amnesty International. International Secretariat. LIVING IN THE SHADOWS : a PRIMER ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF MIGRANTS. . London: Amnesty International, International Secretariat, 2006. . Alien labor--Legal status, laws, etc--Human rights--Migrant workers--Human rights violations.

El Salvador

• Gould, Jeffrey L. and Aldo Lauria-Santiago. TO RISE IN DARKNESS : REVOLUTION, REPRESSION, AND MEMORY IN EL SALVADOR, 1920-1932. . Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. . El Salvador History--Revolution, 1932--Massacres El Salvador History--20th century--Collective memory El Salvador History.

Latinos in the US

Immigration issues

• Schmidt Camacho, Alicia R. MIGRANT IMAGINARIES : LATINO CULTURAL POLITICS IN THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDERLANDS. Nation of Newcomers. New York: New York University Press, 2008. . Mexican-American Border Region Emigration and immigration History--20th century--Mexican Americans Mexican-American Border Region Politics and government--Mexicans Mexican-American Border Region Politics and government.

Literature

• Díaz, Junot and Achy Obejas. LA BREVE y MARAVILLOSA VIDA DE ÓSCAR WAO. . Nueva York: Vintage Español, 2008. . Dominican Americans--Fiction--Domestic fiction.

• Machado, Eduardo. HAVANA IS WAITING. . New York: Samuel French, 2008. Writer Federico returns to Cuba with his friend Fred for his first visit after immigrating to the United States some thirty years ago. There they meet Ernesto, a cabdriver, and discuss the U.S. embargo among other matters. Cuban Americans--Drama--Authors--Economic sanctions, American Cuba--Havana (Cuba)--Cuba.
• ———. IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE. . New York: Samuel French, 2008. A family gathers for a sumptuous, leisurely lunch of shrimp and avocado only to find Fidel Castro is nationalizing the family bus company, the business in which the entire family has invested all of its energies and all of its resources. The business acts as the family's identity and symbolizes everything they want: money and a lot of it. Comedy.
• ———. THE MODERN LADIES OF GUANABACOA. . New York: Samuel French, 2008. . .
• ———. ONCE REMOVED. . New York: Samuel French, 2008. Forced to flee to the United States after Castro's revolution, a Cuban family tries to cope with their new life. Cubans United States--Drama--Family--Comedies.

Media

• Beltrán, Mary and Camilla Fojas. MIXED RACE HOLLYWOOD. . New York: New York University Press, 2008. . Racially mixed people in motion pictures. “Since the early days of Hollywood film, portrayals of interracial romance and of individuals of mixed racial and ethnic heritage have served to highlight and challenge fault lines within Hollywood and the nation’s racial categories and borders. Mixed Race Hollywood is a pioneering compilation of essays on mixed-race romance, individuals, families, and stars in U.S. film and media culture. Situated at the cutting-edge juncture of ethnic studies and media studies, this collection addresses early mixed-race film characters, Blaxploitation, mixed race in children’s television programming, and the outing” of mixed-race stars on the Internet, among other issues and contemporary trends in mixed-race representation. The contributors explore this history and current trends from a wide range of disciplinary perspectives in order to better understand the evolving conception of race and ethnicity in contemporary culture.

Argentina

Literature in translation

• Lojo de Beuter,María Rosa and Brett Alan Sanders. AWAITING THE GREEN MORNING. . Austin, TX: Host Pub., 2008. . Lojo de Beuter, María Rosa--Translations into English--Women poets.

Cuba

• Funes Monzote, Reinaldo. FROM RAINFOREST TO CANE FIELD IN CUBA : AN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY SINCE 1492. Envisioning Cuba. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2008. . Sugarcane Cuba--History--Sugarcane industry Cuba--Forest management Cuba.

Mexico

Art

• Debroise, Olivier and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Museo Universitario de Ciencias y Arte. LA ERA DE LA DISCREPANCIA : ARTE y CULTURA VISUAL EN MÉXICO, 1968-1997. . México: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México : Turner, 2006. "The first exhibition to offer a critical assessment of the artistic experimentation that took place in Mexico during the last three decades of the twentieth century. The exhibition carefully analyzes the origins and emergence of techniques, strategies, and modes of operation at a particularly significant moment of Mexican history, beginning with the 1968 Student Movement, until the Zapatista upraising in the State of Chiapas. --Provided by vendor. Art, Mexican 20th century--Exhibitions--Art Mexico Themes, motives--Art, Modern 20th century--Photography Mexico History 20th century--Avant-garde (Aesthetics) Mexico History 20th century.

History

• Rosenmüller, Christoph. PATRONS, PARTISANS, AND PALACE INTRIGUES : THE COURT SOCIETY OF COLONIAL MEXICO, 1702-1710. Latin American and Caribbean Series. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, 2008. . Fernández de la Cueva Enríquez, Francisco--duque de Albuquerque, 1666-1733--Patronage, Political Mexico History--18th century--Viceroys Mexico History--Political culture Mexico History--Mexico Politics and government--1540-1810--Spain Politics and government--1700-1746--Spain Colonies America Administration History.

Spain

History

• Doubleday, Simon R. and David Coleman. IN THE LIGHT OF MEDIEVAL SPAIN : ISLAM, THE WEST, AND THE RELEVANCE OF THE PAST. The New Middle Ages. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008. . Spain History--711-1516--Spain Civilization--Islamic influences--Jewish influences.

• Ealham, Chris and Michael Richards. THE SPLINTERING OF SPAIN : CULTURAL HISTORY AND THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR, 1936-1939. . Cambridge, UK ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005. . Spain History Civil War, 1936-1939--Social aspects.

• Flesler, Daniela. THE RETURN OF THE MOOR : SPANISH RESPONSES TO CONTEMPORARY MOROCCAN IMMIGRATION. Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures. West Lafayette, Ind.: Purdue University Press, 2008. . Spain--Emigration and immigration--Morocco--Moroccans--Immigrants.

• Kamen, Henry. IMAGINING SPAIN : HISTORICAL MYTH & NATIONAL IDENTITY. . New Haven Conn. ; London: Yale University Press, 2008. . Spain--History--Civilization--Nationalism--Nationale identiteit--Geschiedenis--Mythen--Collectief geheugen--Gouden eeuw (begrip)--Spanje.

• Linehan, Peter. SPAIN, 1157-1300 : a PARTIBLE INHERITANCE. A History of Spain. Malden, MA ; Oxford: Blackwell Pub., 2008. . Spain History--711-1516.

• Vincent, Mary. SPAIN 1833-2002 : PEOPLE AND STATE. . Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2007. . Spain History--20th century--19th century--21st century.

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Latin American and Caribbean books by Country

Argentina

• Ray, Leslie. LANGUAGE OF THE LAND : THE MAPUCHE IN ARGENTINA AND CHILE. Document. Copenhagen: IWGIA, International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2007. Mapuche Indians--Social conditions--Government relations--Ethnic identity.
  

• Villegas, Juan. HISTORIA MULTICULTURAL DEL TEATRO y LAS TEATRALIDADES EN AMÉRICA LATINA. Colección Teatrología. Buenos Aires, Argentina: Galerna, 2005. Theater Latin America--History.

Bolivia

• Hylton, Forrest, Sinclair Thomson, and Adolfo Gilly. REVOLUTIONARY HORIZONS : PAST AND PRESENT IN BOLIVIAN POLITICS. London ; New York: Verso, 2007. Revolutions Bolivia--History--Government, Resistance to Bolivia--Popular fronts Bolivia--Bolivia Politics and government--21st century--Bolivia.
  

• Lazar, Sian. EL ALTO, REBEL CITY : SELF AND CITIZENSHIP IN ANDEAN BOLIVIA. Latin America Otherwise. Durham: Duke University Press, 2008. Aymara Indians Bolivia El Alto--Social conditions--Politics and government--State-local relations Bolivia--El Alto--El Alto (Bolivia).

Brazil

• Lesser, Jeff. A DISCONTENTED DIASPORA : JAPANESE BRAZILIANS AND THE MEANINGS OF ETHNIC MILITANCY, 1960-1980. Durham: Duke University Press, 2007. Japanese Brazil--Ethnic identity--National characteristics, Brazilian.

• Talmon-Chvaicer, Maya. THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF CAPOEIRA : a COLLISION OF CULTURES IN THE BRAZILIAN BATTLE DANCE. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press, 2008. Capoeira (Dance) Social aspects Brazil--History--Brazil--Social life and customs.

Chile

• Frazier, Lessie Jo. SALT IN THE SAND : MEMORY, VIOLENCE, AND THE NATION-STATE IN CHILE, 1890 TO THE PRESENT. Politics, History, and Culture. Durham: Duke University Press, 2007. Collective memory--Chile--Political violence Chile History--20th century--Political persecution Chile History--Political crimes and offenses Chile.

Colombia

• Lasso, Marixa. MYTHS OF HARMONY : RACE AND REPUBLICANISM DURING THE AGE OF REVOLUTION, COLOMBIA 1795-1831. Pitt Latin American Series. Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2007. Blacks Colombia Politics and government--19th century--Colombia--Race relations--Colombia History War of Independence, 1810-1822--Participation, Black.

Cuba

• English, T. J. HAVANA NOCTURNE : HOW THE MOB OWNED CUBA-- AND THEN LOST IT TO THE REVOLUTION T.J. ENGLISH. New York: William Morrow, 2008. Mafia Cuba--Havana--Cuba History--1933-1959--Havana (Cuba) Social conditions--20th century--Lansky, Meyer, 1902---Luciano, Lucky, 1897-1962.

• Loss, Jacqueline and Esther Katheryn Whitfield. NEW SHORT FICTION FROM CUBA. Evanston, Ill.: Northwestern University Press, 2007. Short stories, Cuban--Translations into English--Cuban fiction 21st century.

• Stoner, K. Lynn and Luís Hipólito Serrano Pérez. CUBAN AND CUBAN-AMERICAN WOMEN : AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY. [Latin American Silhouettes]. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 2000. Women Cuba--Bibliography--Cuban American women.

Dominican Republic

• Castillo Pichardo, Jose del. DOMINICAN CULTURES : THE MAKING OF a CARIBBEAN SOCIETY. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2007. Dominican Republic--Civilization.

Ecuador

• Pineo, Ronn F. ECUADOR AND THE UNITED STATES : USEFUL STRANGERS. The United States and the Americas. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2007. United States Foreign relations--Ecuador--Ecuador Foreign relations--United States--Balance of power--History--United States Relations--Ecuador Relations--National characteristics, American--National characteristics, Ecuadorian--Civilization--Politics and government.

Guatemala

• Wilkinson, Daniel. SILENCE ON THE MOUNTAIN : STORIES OF TERROR, BETRAYAL, AND FORGETTING IN GUATEMALA. American encounters/global Interactions. Durham: Duke University Press, 2004. Guerrillas Guatemala--History--State-sponsored terrorism--Guatemala--Guatemala History--Civil War, 1960-1996--Guatemala History Civil War, 1960-1996--Atrocities--Guerrilla--Burgeroorlogen.

Jamaica

• Barringer, T. J., Gillian Forrester, Barbaro Martinez-Ruiz, and Yale Center for British Art. ART AND EMANCIPATION IN JAMAICA : ISAAC MENDES BELISARIO AND HIS WORLDS. New Haven: Yale Center for British Art in association with Yale University Press, 2007. Slavery in art--Exhibitions--Belisario, Isaac Mendes, 1795-1849--Art, Jamaican--Art, British--Jamaica In art--Slavery Jamaica--Slaves Emancipation Jamaica.

• Monteath, Archibald and Maureen Warner Lewis. ARCHIBALD MONTEATH : IGBO, JAMAICAN, MORAVIAN. Kingston, Jamaica: University of West Indies Press, 2007. Monteath, Archibald, d. 1864--Slave narratives--Slavery Jamaica--Biography--History--Moravians Jamaica.

• Ulysse, Gina A. DOWNTOWN LADIES : INFORMAL COMMERCIAL IMPORTERS, a HAITIAN ANTHROPOLOGIST, AND SELF-MAKING IN JAMAICA. Women in Culture and Society. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2007. Street vendors--Jamaica--Women merchants--Informal sector (Economics)--Imports.

(Literature)

• Adisa, Opal Palmer. BAKE-FACE AND OTHER GUAVA STORIES. Mango Classic Series. London, UK: Mango Publishing, 2007. Women Jamaica Social life and customs--Fiction.

Haiti

• Hallward, Peter. DAMMING THE FLOOD : HAITI, ARISTIDE, AND THE POLITICS OF CONTAINMENT. London ; New York: Verso, 2007. Aristide, Jean-Bertrand--Haiti Politics and government--1986---Civil-military relations Haiti--History.

Mexico

• Fowler, Will. SANTA ANNA OF MEXICO. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2007. Santa Anna, Antonio López de, 1794?-1876--Mexico History--1821-1861--Presidents Mexico--Biography--Generals Mexico.

• Gutmann, Matthew C. FIXING MEN : SEX, BIRTH CONTROL, AND AIDS IN MEXICO. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007. Men Sexual behavior--Mexico--Men Mexico--Attitudes--Sex Mexico--Public opinion--Men--Sexual Behavior--Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome prevention & control--Attitude to Health--Contraception--Sex Education.

• Smith, Michael Ernest. AZTEC CITY-STATE CAPITALS. Ancient Cities of the New World. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2008. Aztecs--Urban residence--Aztec architecture--Antiquities--City planning Mexico--History--City-states Mexico--Mexico.

Peru

• Burger, Richard L. and Lucy C. Salazar. MACHU PICCHU : UNVEILING THE MYSTERY OF THE INCAS. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004. Bingham, Hiram, 1875-1956--Archaeological collections--Peabody Museum of Natural History--Incas--Antiquities--Machu Picchu Site (Peru)--Santuario Histórico de Machu Picchu (Peru)--Peru.

• Redden, Andrew. DIABOLISM IN COLONIAL PERU, 1560-1750. Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World. London: Pickering & Chatto, 2008. Demonology Peru--History--Peru--Religious life and customs.

• Robins, Nicholas A. PRIEST-INDIAN CONFLICT IN UPPER PERU : THE GENERATION OF REBELLION, 1750-1780. Religion and Politics. Syracuse, N.Y.: Syracuse University Press, 2007. Indians of South America Missions--Bolivia--Indians of South America Bolivia--History--Indians, Treatment of Bolivia--Catholic Church Missions Bolivia--Bolivia History--18th century--Spain Colonies America--Administration.

Puerto Rico

• Baralt, Guillermo A. SLAVE REVOLTS IN PUERTO RICO : CONSPIRACIES AND UPRISINGS, 1795-1873. Princeton: Markus Wiener Publishers, 2007. Slave insurrections Puerto Rico--History--Slavery Puerto Rico--Puerto Rico History--To 1898. Note: English translation of this classic work.

Venezuela

• Ellner, Steve. RETHINKING VENEZUELAN POLITICS : CLASS, CONFLICT, AND THE CHÁVEZ PHENOMENON. Boulder, Colo.: Lynne Rienner, 2008. Venezuela Politics and government--1999---Chávez Frías, Hugo--1958-1974--1974-1999.

• Golinger, Eva. BUSH VERSUS CHÁVEZ : WASHINGTON's WAR ON VENEZUELA. New York: Monthly Review Press, 2008. United States Foreign relations--Venezuela--Venezuela Foreign relations--United States--Chávez Frías, Hugo--Bush, George W--(George Walker), 1946---Venezuela Politics and government--1999---Venezuela History--Attempted coup, 2002.