Summary
Offering a comprehensive survey of the people and events that have played a key role in Latino-American history from prehistory to the present, the full-color Latino-American History set will help students make the connection between modern America and its cultural heritage. Primary source material, including first-person accounts as well as excerpts from significant speeches, documents, and literature, provides historical perspective. Sidebar features profile important Latino Americans, present facts about immigration, and spotlight Latino culture: religion, family, foods, holidays, arts and crafts, and more.
Specifications
Full-color photographs and illustrations. Maps. Sidebars. Timeline. Further reading. Glossary. Index.
About the Author(s)
Mark Overmyer-Velázquez, Ph.D., consulting editor and author of the preface included in each volume, holds a joint B.A. degree in history and German literature from the University of British Columbia; an M.A. and M.Phil. from Yale University in Latin American history; and a Ph.D. from Yale University in Latin American and U.S. Latino history. He is currently assistant professor of history at the University of Connecticut. Professor Overmyer-Velázquez is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships and has written many articles, chapters, and book reviews on Latin American and U.S. Latino history. He is the author of Visions of the Emerald City: Modernity, Tradition and the Formation of Oaxaca, Mexico.