Pop Culture Latin America! - Media, Arts, and Lifestyle (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

A survey of contemporary Latin American popular culture, covering topics that range from music and film to popular festivals and fashion. Like no other volume of its kind, Pop Culture Latin America! captures the breadth and vitality of pop culture in Central and South America and the Caribbean, exploring both familiar and lesser-known aspects of its unique melange of art, entertainment, spirituality, and celebrations. Written by contributors who are scholars and specialists in the cultures and languages of Latin America, the book focuses on the historical, social, and political forces that have shaped Latino culture since 1945, particularly in the last two decades. Separate chapters cover music, popular cinema, mass media, theater and performance, literature, cultural heroes, religions and festivals, social movements and politics, the visual arts and architecture, sports and leisure, travel and tourism, and language. Chronology of major developments in the cultural life of post-1945 Latin America A bibliography of the literature and electronic resources on the major forms of popular culture in each country or region

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Popular Culture in the Contemporary World
Release date:	2005
First published:	2005
Authors:	Lisa Shaw • Stephanie Dennison
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 33mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	404
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-1-85109-504-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-85109-504-7
Barcode:	9781851095049

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