University Titles: Heritage & Culture/Adult

Casa en llamas, La ISBN/Cat.# LACASAENLL
Huezo Mixco, Miguel
El Salvador, 1996
99 pages
$8.95
The House in Flames: Salvadorean Culture in the 20th Century examines aesthetic trends and the role of the media in El Salvador.
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Consumo cultural en México, El ISBN/Cat.# 968295004X
García Canclini, Néstor (coor)
Mexico, 1993
414 pages
$29.95
Cultural Consumption in Mexico. An examination of the growth of consumerism, the effect of television on youth, and urban social trends which reflect these shifts in consumer interests.
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**Cultura popular e identidad nacional (vols. I y II) ISBN/Cat.# CULTURAPOPULAR
Tejada Ortiz, Dagoberto
Dominican Repub., 1998
284 pages
$44.95
Popular Culture and National Identity I & II is a set of two books which regard society in the Dominican Republic. The first book examines the impact of Catholicism on the island culture, while the second is a study of legends, traditions, beliefs, and cultural practices that define the island's people and their national identity.
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Cultura y tercer mundo 1: Cambios en el saber académico ISBN/Cat.# 9803170945
González Stephan, Beatriz
Venezuela, 1996
236 pages
$22.95
Culture and the Third World 1: Changes in Academic Knowledge. First of two volumes that address the globalization of culture and academia's response: "Is interdisciplinary dialogue enough?"
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Cultura y tercer mundo 2: Nuevas identidades y ciudadanias ISBN/Cat.# 9803170953
González Stephan, Beatriz
Venezuela, 1996
246 pages
$22.95
Culture and the Third World 2: New Identities and Citizens. Second of two volumes. Addresses the effects of globalization on the cultural identity of Latin American citizens.
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**Folklore literario hondureño ISBN/Cat.# FOLKLORELITERAR
Ardón Mejía, Mario
Honduras, 1997
239 pages
$9.95
Honduran Literary Folklore brings oral traditions to the written page. An introduction covering history, sources, and current usage enhances the reader's appreciation of the prose and verses presented. Coverage of the wide variety of types of oral accounts, ranging from legends, to popular theatre, to jokes and beyond, shows the richness of these ongoing Honduran traditions.
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Me voy pa' los estados (De cómo ver la situación de los latinoamericanos en EU) ISBN/Cat.# MEVOYPALOS
Ulloa, Luis Felipe
Honduras, 1992
87 pages
$6.95
I'm Heading to the United States reconstructs the situation in which many Latin American immigrants find themselves when they come to the United States.
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Nicaragüense, El ISBN/Cat.# 9977901619
Cuadra, Pablo Antonio
Nicaragua, 1993
231 pages
$19.95
The Nicaraguan is a series of chronicles of a social and philosophical nature, written by renowned journalist and poet Pablo Antonio Cuadra.
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Nosotros decimos no: Crónicas (1963-1988) ISBN/Cat.# X0746
Galeano, Eduardo
Mexico, 1995
392 pages
$29.95
We Say No: Chronicles is a collection of insightful essays on Latin American culture and politics by this famed Uruguayan author, including pieces on Pelé, Che Guevara, and fellow author Onetti.
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Perfil del mexicano: Cómo somos y por qué somos como somos? ISBN/Cat.# 9684096267
Matute Vidal, Julián
Mexico, 1995
208 pages
$12.95
A study of The Mexican: What We Are and Why We Are What We Are.
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Revolución que nadie soñó o La otra posmodernidad, La ISBN/Cat.# 9803170910
Mires, Fernando
Venezuela, 1996
183 pages
$32.95
The Revolution That Nobody Dreamed Of argues that the ecological, feminist, and electronic "revolutions", among others, comprise a larger and wholly-undreamed-of cultural revolution.
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Símbolos patrios, Los ISBN/Cat.# LOSSIMBO
Espinosa, Francisco
El Salvador, 1996
77 pages
$5.95
The Patriotic Symbols is a nationalistic tribute to El Salvador's national flag, seal, anthem, and their evolution through the nation's history. A celebratory and informative document.
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Tambor arará, Un ISBN/Cat.# 9590601359
Moreno, Dennis
Cuba, 1994
63 pages
$12.95
This book is part anthropology, part art history, and part ethnomusicology. The lore and craft of Afro-Cuban drumming is told through the "six faces" of a particular drum, as successive layers of paint schemes are peeled off and examined.
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Todo México, Tomo I ISBN/Cat.# 968132093X
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1991
316 pages
$18.95
A collection of interviews on the intellectual and popular culture of Mexico with Luis Buñuel, Jorge Luis Borges, Luis Barragán, María Félix, Gabriel García Márquez, Lola Beltrán, and others. Volume one of three.
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Todo México, Tomo II ISBN/Cat.# 9681326083
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1993
211 pages
$18.95
More interviews on Mexico's intellectual and popular culture with some of Mexico's best known personalities. Among them: Lola Alvarez Bravo, Maréa Izquierdo, Cantinflas, Dolores del Río, Irma Serrano, Chucho Reyes, León Felipe, and others. Includes biographical anecdotes. Volume two of three.
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Todo México, Tomo III: La mirada que limpia: Gabriel Figueroa ISBN/Cat.# 968132935X
Poniatowska, Elena
Mexico, 1996
227 pages
$18.95
Subtitled The Look that Refreshes, this third and final volume in the Todo México series focuses on the revered and influencial Mexican filmmaker Gabriel Figueroa through interviews with the artist and people who know him. A historical and culturally revealing document. With black-and-white movie stills and photographs.
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Valemadrismo del mexicano, El: Un estudio del modo de ser de nuestro pueblo ISBN/Cat.# 9683804772
Trevit de Alvarez, Niní
Mexico, 1995
109 pages
$10.95
This book identifies numerous traits common to the Mexican people, many of them self-destructive, then offers practical suggestions for changing them. A fascinating glimpse at Mexico's national character.
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